verloop

Definitions of verloop
  1. noun
    a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
    synonyms: evolutie, loop, ontwikkelingsgang
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    antonyms:
    achteruitgang, neergang, teruggang
    the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
    types:
    groeiproces
    a progression from simpler to more complex forms
    type of:
    proces
    a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
  2. noun
    (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
    synonyms: groei, groeiproces, loop, ontologie, ontwikkelingsgang, rijping, rijpingsproces, wasdom, wordingsleer, zijnsleer
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    types:
    bloeiwijze, bloemgestel, inflorescentie
    the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
    samenvatting
    emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species
    wildgroei
    growth by the rapid multiplication of parts
  3. noun
    the process of gradually becoming inferior
    synonyms: aantasting, achteruitgang, neergang, teruggang
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    types:
    cariës, tandbederf, tandwolf, wolf
    soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth
    corruptie, omkoperij, verbastering
    decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)
    bederf, decompositie, desintegratie, rot, rotting, rottingsproces, verrotting
    (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
    type of:
    radioactiviteit
    a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
  4. noun
    the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
    synonyms: achteruitgang, neergang, teruggang
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    antonyms:
    evolutie, loop, ontwikkelingsgang
    a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
    type of:
    proces
    a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
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