nnoun.processa process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)Synset:development
Examples:- the development of his ideas took many years
- the evolution of Greek civilization
- the slow development of her skill as a writer
Antonyms:devolution
Derivationally Related Form:evolvedevelop
Hypernyms:physical process process
Inherited Hypernyms:developmentprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:assibilationdeepeningfloweringgrowthunfolding
Full Hyponyms:assibilationdeepeninggrowthunfolding
nnoun.process(biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organismsTopic:biological sciencebiology
Synset:organic evolution phylogenesis phylogeny
Derivationally Related Form:evolutionaryphylogeneticevolve
Hypernyms:biological process organic process
Inherited Hypernyms:evolutionorganic processprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:anamorphismanamorphosisanthropogenesisanthropogenyemergent evolutionmacroevolutionmicroevolutionspeciation
Full Hyponyms:anamorphosisanthropogenesisemergent evolutionmacroevolutionmicroevolutionspeciation