procedural
procedural

procedure


Definition: Meaning of, procedure in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / prəˈsiːdʒə /

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procedure procedures
[uncountable and countable]
  1. a way of doing something, especially the correct or usual way [↪  process]
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  2. a medical treatment or operation
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procedure used in phrases

  • Gram's procedure (noun)
    1. a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; after being decolourized with alcohol and treated with safranine and washed in water, those that retain the gentian violet are Gram-positive and those that do not retain it are Gram-negative
  • bureaucratic procedure (noun)
    1. needlessly time-consuming procedure
  • cataloged procedure (noun)
    1. a set of control statements that have been placed in a library and can be retrieved by name
  • check-out procedure (noun)
    1. the act of inspecting or verifying
  • cloze procedure (noun)
    1. a test for diagnosing reading ability; words are deleted from a prose passage and the reader is required to fill in the blanks
  • contingency procedure (noun)
    1. an alternative to the normal procedure; triggered if an unusual but anticipated situation arises
  • dental procedure (noun)
    1. a procedure employed by a dentist
  • desensitisation procedure (noun)
    1. a technique used in behaviour therapy to treat phobias and other behaviour problems involving anxiety; client is exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished
  • desensitization procedure (noun)
    1. a technique used in behaviour therapy to treat phobias and other behaviour problems involving anxiety; client is exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished
  • diagnostic procedure (noun)
    1. a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis
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Turner Broadcasting System, the
Pronunciation: ˈtɜːnə ðə;ðɪ;ðiː
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a US television company, based in Atlanta, Georgia, whose programmes are shown mainly on CABLE and SATELLITE television. It is owned by Ted TURNER .
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