AbstractPhil/geometric-vocab-256d huggingface dataset:
menstruation: the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; ; --Hippocrates; --Aristotle the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females
metabolism: the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life
metamorphosis: the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals
micturition: the discharge of urine
mildew: the process of becoming mildewed
mineral extraction: crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques
molt: periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
monadic operation: an operation with exactly one operand
monogenesis: asexual reproduction by the production and release of spores
multiplication: a multiplicative increase repeated copying leads to a multiplication of errors this multiplication of cells is a natural correlate of growth
multiprocessing: simultaneous processing by two or more processing units
multiprogramming: the execution of two or more computer programs by a single computer
myelinization: the development of a myelin sheath around a nerve fiber
natural childbirth: labor and childbirth without medical intervention; no drugs are given to relieve pain or aid the birth process natural childbirth is considered the safest for the baby
natural process: a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) the action of natural forces volcanic activity
nazification: social process of adopting (or being forced to adopt) Nazism as the process of Nazification spread they paid less attention to public opinion
neutralization: a chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact with the formation of a salt; with strong acids and bases the essential reaction is the combination of hydrogen ions with hydroxyl ions to form water
nocturia: excessive urination at night; especially common in older men
nosedive: a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline the stock took a nosedive
obsolescence: the process of becoming obsolete; falling into disuse or becoming out of date a policy of planned obsolescence
omission: any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases
operation: (computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction) it can perform millions of operations per second
operation: process or manner of functioning or operating the power of its engine determines its operation the plane's operation in high winds they compared the cooking performance of each oven the jet's performance conformed to high standards
opsonization: process whereby opsonins make an invading microorganism more susceptible to phagocytosis
organic process: a process occurring in living organisms
outflow: the process of flowing out
overactivity: excessive activity overactivity of the sebaceous glands causes the skin to become oily
oxidation: the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction
oxidation-reduction: a reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction
oxygenation: the process of providing or combining or treating with oxygen the oxygenation of the blood
pair production: the transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron and a positron when the photon passes close to an atomic nucleus
palingenesis: emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species
paper electrophoresis: electrophoresis carried out on filter paper
parallel operation: the simultaneous execution of two or more operations
parthenogenesis: process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods
parthenogenesis: human conception without fertilization by a man
parturition: the process of giving birth
pathologic process: an organic process occurring as a consequence of disease
peeing: informal terms for urination he took a pee
peptization: the process of converting to a sol; bringing to a colloidal solution
percolation: the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium the percolation of rainwater through the soil the infiltration of seawater through the lava
peristalsis: the process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along
permeation: the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance
perspiration: the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid perspiration is a homeostatic process
petrifaction: the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape
phase change: a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition
photomechanics: the process whereby printing surfaces (plates or cylinders) are produced by photographic methods photomechanics revolutionized the practice of printing
pitting: the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
plastination: a process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues; water and lipids are replaced by curable polymers (silicone or epoxy or polyester) that are subsequently hardened the plastination of specimens is valuable for research and teaching
polymerization: a chemical process that combines several monomers to form a polymer or polymeric compound
positive feedback: feedback in phase with (augmenting) the input
powder photography: a process for identifying minerals or crystals; a small rod is coated with a powdered form of the substance and subjected to suitably modified X-rays; the pattern of diffracted rings is used for identification
processing: preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure the processing of newly arrived immigrants the processing of ore to obtain minerals
professionalization: the social process whereby people come to engage in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood the professionalization of American sports the professionalization of warfare
proliferation: a rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons) the proliferation of nuclear weapons
pullulation: asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual
pyrochemical process: processes for chemical reactions at high temperatures
quellung: the swelling of the capsule surrounding a microorganism after reaction with an antibody; the basis of certain tests for identifying microorganisms pneumococcus quellung
quickening: the process of showing signs of life the quickening of seed that will become ripe grain
radiation: the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay
radiography: the process of making a radiograph; producing an image on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light
rationalization: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening
reaction formation: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which a person unconsciously develops attitudes and behavior that are the opposite of unacceptable repressed desires and impulses and serve to conceal them his strict morality is just a reaction formation to hide his sexual drive
read method of childbirth: a method of natural childbirth that assumes it is a normal process and that the pain is largely psychological; involves education and breathing exercises to foster relaxation and other exercises
real-time processing: data processing fast enough to keep up with an outside process
reducing: loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer a doctor supervised her reducing
reduction: any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent
refilling: filling again by supplying what has been used up
refining: the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.)
refrigeration: the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes
relaxation: (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance
release: a process that liberates or discharges something there was a sudden release of oxygen the release of iodine from the thyroid gland
resorption: the organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation
reuptake: a process of using up or consuming again psychopharmacologists discovered that amine reuptake is a process that inactivates monoamine neurotransmitters
ripening: acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time
rust: the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water
search: an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property they wrote a program to do a table lookup
secretion: the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance
sensitization: (psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations)
serial operation: the sequential execution of operations one after another
sexual reproduction: reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete
shaping: any process serving to define the shape of something
shedding: the process whereby something is shed
shit: a coarse term for defecation he took a shit
sink: (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide
slump: a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality the team went into a slump a gradual slack in output a drop-off in attendance a falloff in quality
smoke: a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion the fire produced a tower of black smoke that could be seen for miles
soak: the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid) a good soak put life back in the wagon
softening: the process of becoming softer refrigeration delayed the softening of the fruit he observed the softening of iron by heat
solvay process: an industrial process for producing sodium carbonate from sodium chloride and ammonia and carbon dioxide
sort: an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting
source: (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system a heat source a source of carbon dioxide
origin: the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived the rumor had its origin in idle gossip vegetable origins mineral origin origin in sensation
spallation: (physics) a nuclear reaction in which a bombarded nucleus breaks up into many particles some astronomers believe that the solar system was formed by spallation when the sun was a very young star
specialization: (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function cell differentiation in the developing embryo
spoilage: the process of becoming spoiled
stalinization: social process of adopting (or being forced to adopt) the policies and practices of Joseph Stalin many Hungarians refused to take part in the Stalinization of their country
stiffening: the process of becoming stiff or rigid
succession: (ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established
survival: a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
syneresis: the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making)
syneresis: the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong
synergy: the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects
synizesis: the contraction of chromatin towards one side of the nucleus during the prophase of meiosis
teething: the eruption through the gums of baby teeth
thaw: the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours
thermionic emission: the emission of electrons from very hot substances
top fermentation: a violent kind of alcoholic fermentation at a temperature high enough to carry the yeast cells to the top of the fermenting liquid; used in the production of ale top fermentation uses a yeast that ferments at higher temperatures than that used for bottom fermentation
transduction: the process whereby a transducer accepts energy in one form and gives back related energy in a different form the transduction of acoustic waves into voltages by a microphone
protein folding: the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape understanding protein folding is the next step in deciphering the genetic code
translocation: (genetics) an exchange of chromosome parts translocations can result in serious congenital disorders
unfolding: a developmental process the flowering of antebellum culture
union: healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones
uptake: a process of taking up or using up or consuming they developed paper napkins with a greater uptake of liquids
urbanization: the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban
urochesia: passage of urine from the anus
vaporization: the process of becoming a vapor
vascularization: the organic process whereby body tissue becomes vascular and develops capillaries
vesiculation: the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin
vicious circle: one trouble leads to another that aggravates the first
vulcanization: process of treating rubber or rubberlike materials with sulphur at great heat to improve elasticity and strength or to harden them
washout: the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway) from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water
westernization: assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western civilization
widening: an increase in width
zymosis: a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
fundamental quantity: one of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement
system of measurement: a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
british imperial system: a system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint
cgs: system of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds
systeme international d'unites: a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and time (second) and electric current (ampere) and temperature (kelvin) and amount of matter (mole) and luminous intensity (candela) Today the United States is the only country in the world not totally committed to the Systeme International d'Unites
united states customary system: the system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint that dates back to colonial America but differs in some respects from the British Imperial System; today in the United States this system exists side by side with the SI system
baud: (computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems
octane number: a measure of the antiknock properties of gasoline
enough: an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose enough is as good as a feast there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country
fill: a quantity sufficient to satisfy he ate his fill of potatoes she had heard her fill of gossip
normality: (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter
majority: (elections) more than half of the votes
plurality: (in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes)
absolute value: a real number regardless of its sign
acid value: (chemistry) the amount of free acid present in fat as measured by the milligrams of potassium hydroxide needed to neutralize it as the glycerides in fat slowly decompose the acid value increases
number: a concept of quantity involving zero and units every number has a unique position in the sequence
unit of measurement: any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange the dollar is the United States unit of currency a unit of wheat is a bushel change per unit volume
measuring unit: a unit of measurement
denier: a unit of measurement for the fineness of silk or nylon or rayon with an evening dress one wears 10 denier stockings
diopter: a unit of measurement of the refractive power of a lens which is equal to the reciprocal of the focal length measured in meters; used by oculists
karat: the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold
constant: a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context the velocity of light is a constant
avogadro's number: the number of molecules in a mole of a substance (approximately 602,250,000,000,000,000,000,000)
boltzmann's constant: constant used in the calculation of the ideal gas constant
absorption coefficient: a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber absorptance equals 1 minus transmittance
drag coefficient: the ratio of the drag on a body moving through air to the product of the velocity and the surface area of the body
coefficient of mutual induction: a measure of the induction between two circuits; the ratio of the electromotive force in a circuit to the corresponding change of current in a neighboring circuit; usually measured in henries
coefficient of self induction: the ratio of the electromotive force produced in a circuit by self-induction to the rate of change of current producing it, expressed in henries
coefficient of elasticity: (physics) the ratio of the applied stress to the change in shape of an elastic body
young's modulus: a coefficient of elasticity applicable to the stretching of a wire
coefficient of expansion: the fractional change in length or area or volume per unit change in temperature at a given constant pressure
coefficient of reflection: the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface
transmittance: the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance
coefficient of viscosity: a measure of the resistance to flow of a fluid under an applied force
weight: (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
gas constant: (physics) the universal constant in the gas equation: pressure times volume = R times temperature; equal to 8.3143 joules per kelvin per mole
gravitational constant: (physics) the universal constant relating force to mass and distance in Newton's law of gravitation
hubble's constant: (cosmology) the ratio of the speed of recession of a galaxy (due to the expansion of the universe) to its distance from the observer; the Hubble constant is not actually a constant, but is regarded as measuring the expansion rate today
planck's constant: the constant of proportionality relating the energy of a photon to its frequency; approximately 6.626 x 10^-34 joule-second
oxidation number: the degree of oxidation of an atom or ion or molecule; for simple atoms or ions the oxidation number is equal to the ionic charge the oxidation number of hydrogen is +1 and of oxygen is -2
count: the total number counted a blood count
complement: a complete number or quantity a full complement
body count: a count of troops killed in an operation or time period the daily body count increased as the war went on
circulation: number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold by increasing its circulation the newspaper hoped to increase its advertising
head count: number of people in a particular group
sperm count: the number of sperm in an ejaculate the sperm count is used as an indicator of male fertility
factor of proportionality: the constant value of the ratio of two proportional quantities x and y; usually written y = kx, where k is the factor of proportionality
fibonacci number: a number in the Fibonacci sequence
prime: a number that has no factor but itself and 1
score: a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest the score was 7 to 0
stroke: (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club Nicklaus won by three strokes
duck: (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman
game: (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win the game is 6 all he is serving for the game
love: a score of zero in tennis or squash it was 40 love
par: (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course a par-5 hole par for this course is 72
record: the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had at 9-0 they have the best record in their league
compound number: a quantity expressed in two different units one hour and ten minutes
ordinal number: the number designating place in an ordered sequence
first: the first element in a countable series the first of the month
cardinal number: the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order
base: (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place 10 is the radix of the decimal system
frequency: the number of observations in a given statistical category
quota: a prescribed number all the salesmen met their quota for the month
magnetization: the extent or degree to which something is magnetized
area unit: a system of units used to measure areas
volume unit: a unit of measurement of volume or capacity
cubic inch: the volume equal to a cube one inch on each side
cubic foot: the volume equal to a cube one foot on each side
electromagnetic unit: any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism
linear unit: a unit of measurement of length
metric unit: a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds) convert all the measurements to metric units it is easier to work in metric
megaflop: (computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system
teraflop: (computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system
mips: (computer science) a unit for measuring the execution speed of a computer's CPU (but not the whole system) 4 MIPS is 4,000,000 instructions per second
weight unit: a unit used to measure weight he placed two weights in the scale pan
work unit: a unit of measurement for work
brinell number: measure of the hardness of a material
brix scale: a system for measuring the concentration of sugar solutions
point: the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest he scored 20 points in the first half a touchdown counts 6 points
degree: a measure for arcs and angles there are 360 degrees in a circle
second: a 60th part of a minute of arc the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here
minute: a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree