AbstractPhil/geometric-vocab-256d huggingface dataset:
budget: a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them the president submitted the annual budget to Congress
budget: a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose the laboratory runs on a budget of a million a year
civil list: a sum of money voted by British Parliament each year for the expenses of the British royal family
pocket money: cash for day-to-day spending on incidental expenses
ready cash: money in the form of cash that is readily available his wife was always a good source of ready cash he paid cold cash for the TV set
sight draft: a draft payable on presentation
time draft: a draft payable at a specified future date
abrasion: erosion by friction
absorption: (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
absorption: (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium the absorption of photons by atoms or molecules
accession: a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group) the art collection grew through accession
acclimatization: adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment)
accretion: an increase by natural growth or addition
acetylation: the process of introducing an acetyl group into a compound the acetylation of cyclooxygenase-2 by aspirin
acheson process: an industrial process for making graphite by heating a mixture of coke and clay
acid-base equilibrium: (physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is slightly alkaline
adaptation: the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
administrative data processing: data processing in accounting or business management
adsorption: the accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film on the surface of a solid
aeration: the process of exposing to air (so as to purify) the aeration of the soil
agenesis: imperfect development; nondevelopment of a part
agglutination: the coalescing of small particles that are suspended in solution; these larger masses are then (usually) precipitated
aging: the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age
alternative birth: a method of childbirth that avoids intrusive high-tech medicine in favor of more natural and homely settings
americanization: assimilation into American culture
anabolism: the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energy
anamorphosis: the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes
androgenesis: male parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only paternal chromosomes due to the failure of the egg nucleus to participate in fertilization
anglicization: the act of anglicizing; making English in appearance
anthropogenesis: the evolution or genesis of the human race
antisepsis: the process of inhibiting the growth and multiplication of microorganisms
aphaeresis: (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'
asexual reproduction: reproduction without the fusion of gametes
assimilation: the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
assimilation: the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
attack: the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent) the film was sensitive to attack by acids open to attack by the elements
autolysis: lysis of plant or animal tissue by an internal process
automatic data processing: data processing by a computer
autotype: process for producing permanent prints in a carbon pigment
auxiliary operation: a operation performed by off-line equipment not under the control of the central processing unit
background processing: the execution of low priority programs while higher priority programs are not using the processing system
backup: an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage a traffic backup on the main street he discovered a backup in the toilet
basal metabolic rate: the rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state
bessemer process: an industrial process for making steel using a Bessemer converter to blast air through molten iron and thus burning the excess carbon and impurities; the first successful method of making steel in quantity at low cost
biosynthesis: production of a chemical compound by a living organism
blaze: a strong flame that burns brightly the blaze spread rapidly
blood coagulation: a process in which liquid blood is changed into a semisolid mass (a blood clot)
blooming: the organic process of bearing flowers you will stop all bloom if you let the flowers go to seed
blossoming: the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
bluing: a process that makes something blue (or bluish)
bodily process: an organic process that takes place in the body respiratory activity
boolean operation: an operation that follows the rules of Boolean algebra; each operand and the result take one of two values
bowel movement: a euphemism for defecation he had a bowel movement
bradley method of childbirth: a method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth by providing education and exercises and nutrition and techniques of breathing and relaxation (with the assistance of the father)
brooding: sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
buildup: the result of the process of accumulation the buildup of leaves blocked the drain pipes
carbonization: the destructive distillation of coal (as in coke ovens)
catabolism: breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy
catalysis: acceleration of a chemical reaction induced the presence of material that is chemically unchanged at the end of the reaction of the top 50 commodity chemicals, 30 are created directly by catalysis and another 6 are made from raw materials that are catalytically produced
cavity: soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth
cell division: the process in reproduction and growth by which a cell divides to form daughter cells
cenogenesis: introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (such as the addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution)
chemical equilibrium: a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates
chemical process: (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved
chemical reaction: (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water
chemisorption: adsorption (especially when irreversible) by means of chemical instead of physical forces chemisorption of gaseous nitrogen on iron catalysts
childbirth: the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
civilization: the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization
cleavage: (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum
climate change: a change in the world's climate
clouding: the process whereby water particles become visible in the sky
combustion: a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
computer operation: an elementary operation that a computer is designed and built to perform
congealment: the process of congealing; solidification by (or as if by) freezing
consumption: (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing the consumption of energy has increased steadily
control operation: an operation that controls the recording or processing or transmission of interpretation of data a control operation started the data processing
convalescence: gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
cooling: the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature
corrosion: erosion by chemical action
crossing over: the interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis
cultivation: the process of fostering the growth of something the cultivation of bees for honey
curdling: the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid
cytogenesis: the origin and development and variation of cells
deamination: removal of the amino radical from an amino acid or other amino compound
decay: a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
decay: the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
decentralization: the social process in which population and industry moves from urban centers to outlying districts
decline: change toward something smaller or lower
decoction process: (brewing) a process in which part of the mash is removed and boiled and then returned
decomposition: (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
decomposition: (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance
decrease: a process of becoming smaller or shorter
defecation: the elimination of fecal waste through the anus
defense mechanism: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
degeneration: the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
dehydration: the process of extracting moisture
demagnetization: the process of removing magnetization
demand: the ability and desire to purchase goods and services the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips the demand exceeded the supply
demineralization: the removal of minerals and mineral salts from a liquid (especially from water)
denazification: social process of removing Nazis from official positions and giving up any allegiance to Nazism denazification was a slow process
deposition: the natural process of laying down a deposit of something
derivation: (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation `singer' from `sing' or `undo' from `do' are examples of derivations
desalination: the removal of salt (especially from sea water)
desertification: the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert; is usually caused by climate change or by destructive use of the land the dust storms in Korea are the result of rapid desertification in China
desensitization: the process of reducing sensitivity the patient was desensitized to the allergen
destalinization: social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor his statue was demolished as part of destalinization
deterioration: process of changing to an inferior state
development: processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours
development: a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) the development of his ideas took many years the evolution of Greek civilization the slow development of her skill as a writer
dilapidation: the process of becoming dilapidated
discharge: any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body the discharge of pus
displacement: (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound
dissimilation: a linguistic process by which one of two similar sounds in a word becomes less like the other the Old French MARBRE became the English MARBLE by dissimilation
dissolution: separation into component parts
dissolving: the process of going into solution the dissolving of salt in water
distillation: the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors
distributed data processing: data processing in which some of the functions are performed in different places and connected by transmission facilities
double decomposition: a chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB)
doubling: increase by a factor of two doubling with a computer took no time at all
dry plate: a former photographic method that used a glass plate coated with a light-sensitive gelatinous emulsion
ebb: a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
electronic data processing: automatic data processing by electronic means without the use of tabulating cards or punched tapes
electrophoresis: 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
elimination: the bodily process of discharging waste matter
ellipsis: omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences
enuresis: inability to control the flow of urine and involuntary urination
erosion: (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
erosion: a gradual decline of something after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors
establishment: (ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat
europeanization: assimilation into European culture
eutrophication: excessive nutrients in a lake or other body of water, usually caused by runoff of nutrients (animal waste, fertilizers, sewage) from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life; the decomposition of the plants depletes the supply of oxygen, leading to the death of animal life he argued that the controlling factor in eutrophication is not nitrate but phosphate
evolution: (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
execution: (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer
exponential decay: a decrease that follows an exponential function
farrow: the production of a litter of pigs
feminization: the process of becoming feminized; the development of female characteristics (loss of facial hair or breast enlargement) in a male because of hormonal disorders or castration
festering: (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus
fibrinolysis: a normal ongoing process that dissolves fibrin and results in the removal of small blood clots drugs causing fibrinolysis have been utilized therapeutically
fire: the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries
fission: a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
floating-point operation: an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers this computer can perform a million flops per second
flowage: gradual internal motion or deformation of a solid body (as by heat) rock fracture and rock flowage are different types of geological deformation
focalization: the confinement of an infection to a limited area
fold: a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock
foliation: (botany) the process of forming leaves
foreground processing: the execution of a program that preempts the use of the processing system
formation: natural process that causes something to form the formation of gas in the intestine the formation of crystals the formation of pseudopods
fossilization: the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone
fractionation: a process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components
fragmentation: (computer science) the condition of a file that is broken up and stored in many different locations on a magnetic disk fragmentation slows system performance because it takes extra time to locate and assemble the parts of the fragmented file
freeze: the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
freeze-drying: a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure; material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes
frost: the formation of frost or ice on a surface
fusion: a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
galvanization: stimulation with a galvanic current
gasification: the process of changing into gas coal gas is produced by the gasification of coal
geological process: (geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified
germination: the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow
riss glaciation: the next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in the Alps and the deposits laid down at that time
saale glaciation: the next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in northern Europe and the deposits laid down at that time
wolstonian glaciation: the next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in Britain and the deposits laid down at that time
globalization: growth to a global or worldwide scale the globalization of the communication industry
growth: (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 he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children
growth: a progression from simpler to more complex forms the growth of culture
haber process: an industrial process for producing ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen by combining them under high pressure in the presence of an iron catalyst
habit: the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal) a shrub of spreading habit
hardening: the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization the hardening of concrete he tested the set of the glue
hatch: the production of young from an egg
heating: the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature
hemagglutination: agglutination of red blood cells
hematochezia: passage of stools containing blood (as from diverticulosis or colon cancer or peptic ulcer)
hematopoiesis: the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow)
hemimetamorphosis: incomplete or partial metamorphosis in insects
heterometabolism: development of insects with incomplete metamorphosis in which no pupal stage precedes maturity
hemolysis: lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin
holometabolism: complete metamorphosis in insects
hydrogenation: a chemical process that adds hydrogen atoms to an unsaturated oil food producers use hydrogenation to keep fat from becoming rancid
hyperhidrosis: excessive and profuse perspiration
hypostasis: the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene
idealization: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad
implantation: (embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals
impregnation: the process of totally saturating something with a substance the impregnation of wood with preservative the saturation of cotton with ether
inactivation: the process of rendering inactive the gene inactivation system thermal inactivation of serum samples
incontinence: involuntary urination or defecation
increase: a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important the increase in unemployment the growth of population
incrustation: the formation of a crust
indweller: activation by an inner spirit or force or principle the Holy Spirit is the indweller of the church and its members
inflation: a general and progressive increase in prices in inflation everything gets more valuable except money
deflation: (geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind a constant deflation of the desert landscape
inflow: the process of flowing in
inhibition: (physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part the inhibition of the heart by the vagus nerve
inpouring: an inflow an inpouring of spiritual comfort
integrated data processing: automatic data processing in which data acquisition and other stages or processing are integrated into a coherent system
intellectualization: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that uses reasoning to block out emotional stress and conflict
intumescence: the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)
invagination: the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface the invagination of the blastula
ionization: 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
iteration: (computer science) executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained the solution is obtained by iteration
iteration: (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated the solution took hundreds of iterations
keratinization: organic process by which keratin is deposited in cells and the cells become horny (as in nails and hair)
krebs cycle: in all plants and animals: a series of enzymatic reactions in mitochondria involving oxidative metabolism of acetyl compounds to produce high-energy phosphate compounds that are the source of cellular energy
lacrimation: shedding tears
lamaze method of childbirth: a method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth; the pregnant woman (in classes and at home) practices (usually with the help of a coach) and learns about the physiology of childbirth and techniques of relaxation, concentration, and breathing
laying: the production of eggs (especially in birds)
leach: the process of leaching
leak: a euphemism for urination he had to take a leak
leboyer method of childbirth: a method of childbirth that tries to minimize the trauma for the newborn; delivery occurs in a quiet dimly lit room and the infant's head is not pulled and immediate bonding between mother and child is encouraged
lexicalization: the process of making a word to express a concept
libration: (astronomy) a real or apparent slow oscillation of a moon or satellite the libration of the moon
logic operation: an operation that follows the rules of symbolic logic
loss: gradual decline in amount or activity weight loss a serious loss of business
lysogenization: the process by which a bacterium acquires a phage that becomes integrated into its genome
magnetization: the process that makes a substance magnetic (temporarily or permanently)
marginalization: the social process of becoming or being made marginal (especially as a group within the larger society) the marginalization of the underclass the marginalization of literature
markov chain: a Markov process for which the parameter is discrete time values
markov process: a simple stochastic process in which the distribution of future states depends only on the present state and not on how it arrived in the present state
masculinization: the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction)
materialization: the process of coming into being; becoming reality the materialization of her dream
maturation: coming to full development; becoming mature
mechanism: the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions
meiosis: (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)
meltdown: severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping
menorrhagia: abnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation; can be a symptom of uterine tumors and can lead to anemia if prolonged