basic process
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of basic process
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"What is really exciting to me is that our research can help us understand this really basic process that is necessary for life," said Billmyre.
From Science Daily • Oct. 20, 2023
Andrews ruled on Tuesday that the relevant parts of the remaining patent relate to the basic process of voting, covering the abstract idea of "giving voters a choice of returning or depositing their ballot."
From Reuters • Apr. 25, 2023
The arrival of more sophisticated digital and social media has made accessing this material easier, but the basic process of the mainstream bait luring recruits onto the hook of radicalism has remained the same.
From New York Times • May 19, 2022
While the material is novel, the basic process is not.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2022
In fact the discovery of the basic process was necessary before the huge iron deposits of Belgium and the Franco-German border could be used.
From The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel by Colvin, Fred H. (Fred Herbert)
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
