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proces

Definitions of proces
  1. noun
    (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law
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    krijgsraad
    a trial that is conducted by a military court
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    procesgang, rechtsgang
    (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
  2. noun
    a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
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    fenomeen, manifestatie, verschijnsel
    any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
    achteruitgang, neergang, teruggang, verloop
    the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
    evolutie, loop, ontwikkelingsgang, verloop
    a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
    aanwas, accres, increment, stijging, toename, vermeerdering
    a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
    radioactiviteit
    a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
    bewerking
    preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure
    vorming
    any process serving to define the shape of something
    natuurverschijnsel
    all phenomena that are not artificial
    levitatie
    the phenomenon of a person or thing rising into the air by apparently supernatural means
    effect, gevolg, kracht, naspel, nawerking, uitkomst, uitvloeisel, uitwerking, voortvloeisel, werking, werkzaamheid
    a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
    dobbelspel, kans
    an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
    bof, fortuin, geluk, mazzel, zwijn, zwijntje
    an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome
    aanwas
    an increase by natural growth or addition
    vergrijzing, verouderingsproces
    the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age
    autotype, autotypie, rasterdruk
    process for producing permanent prints in a carbon pigment
    bacteriostase
    inhibition of the growth of bacteria
    gepuf
    processing that involves blowing a gas
    koolstofcyclus
    the organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere into organisms and back again
    celdeling
    the process in reproduction and growth by which a cell divides to form daughter cells
    chromatografie, gaschromatografie
    a process used for separating mixtures by virtue of differences in absorbency
    convectie
    (meteorology) the vertical movement of heat or other properties by massive motion within the atmosphere
    bloedstolling
    the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid
    computerverwerking, dataprocessing, gegevensverwerking, informatieverwerking
    (computer science) a series of operations on data by a computer in order to retrieve or transform or classify information
    afname, afneming, dalen, daling, eindfase, mindering, omlaaggaan, slotfase, verlaging, vermindering
    a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
    aantasting, achteruitgang, neergang, teruggang, verloop
    the process of gradually becoming inferior
    eindfase, slotfase, verkleining
    change toward something smaller or lower
    deflatie
    a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices
    ontbladering
    the loss of foliage
    digestie, spijsvertering
    the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body
    distillaat, distillatie
    the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors
    elektroforese
    the motion of charged particles in a colloid under the influence of an electric field; particles with a positive charge go to the cathode and negative to the anode
    evolutie, fylogenese
    (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
    extinctie
    the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation
    filtratie
    the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium
    groei, groeiproces, loop, ontologie, ontwikkelingsgang, rijping, rijpingsproces, verloop, wasdom, wordingsleer, zijnsleer
    (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
    groeiproces
    a progression from simpler to more complex forms
    stolling
    the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
    geldontwaarding, inflatie, muntontwaarding
    a general and progressive increase in prices
    instulping
    the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface
    ionisatie
    the process of ionizing; the formation of ions by separating atoms or molecules or radicals or by adding or subtracting electrons from atoms by strong electric fields in a gas
    magneetinductie
    the process that makes a substance magnetic (temporarily or permanently)
    rijpingsproces
    coming to full development; becoming mature
    metabolisme, stofwisseling, verbranding, zaailing
    the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life
    gedaanteverandering, gedaanteverwisseling, metamorfose
    the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals
    multiprogrammering
    the execution of two or more computer programs by a single computer
    kernreactie
    (physics) a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei
    voedingsleer
    (physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished; the processes by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance
    beenvorming, ossificatie, verbening
    the developmental process of bone formation
    radiografie
    the process of making a radiograph; producing an image on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light
    raffinage, raffinement, verfijning
    the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
    regeneratie
    (biology) growth anew of lost tissue or destroyed parts or organs
    verouderingsproces
    acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time
    afscheiding
    the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance
    zijdecultuur, zijdeteelt
    raising silkworms in order to obtain raw silk
    vervelling
    the process whereby something is shed
    weken
    the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)
    verzachting
    the process of becoming softer
    assortiment, overleving, sortering, sortiment, verschot
    a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
    schaamvoeg
    a growing together of parts or structures
    synergie, synergisme
    the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects
    transductie
    the process whereby a transducer accepts energy in one form and gives back related energy in a different form
    vulcanisatie
    process of treating rubber or rubberlike materials with sulphur at great heat to improve elasticity and strength or to harden them
    verwijding
    an increase in width
  3. noun
    a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
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    bertillonnage
    a system or procedure for identifying persons
    berekening, calculatie, cijferwerk, rekenwerk
    the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
    routinewerk
    an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
    chirurgie, heelkunde, operatie, praktijkruimte, spreekuur
    a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
    auscultatie
    listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope)
    elektromyografie
    diagnosis of neuromuscular disorders with the use of an electromyograph
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