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open-hearth process
(Encyclopedia)open-hearth process: see steel.four-color process
(Encyclopedia)four-color process: see printing. ...lead chamber process
(Encyclopedia)lead chamber process: see sulfuric acid. ...Ben Day process
(Encyclopedia)Ben Day, or Benday, process: see printing. ...reading, mental process
(Encyclopedia)reading, process of mentally interpreting written symbols. Facility in reading is an essential factor in educational progress, and instruction in this basic skill is a primary purpose of elementary ed...due process of law
(Encyclopedia)due process of law: see Fourteenth Amendment. ...tinnitus
(Encyclopedia)tinnitus, the hearing of sounds in the absence of any external sound, also known as ringing in the ears. The sounds may be perceived as hissing, whistling, buzzing, swooshing, roaring, or clicking in ...sense
(Encyclopedia)sense, faculty by which external or internal stimuli are conveyed to the brain centers, where they are registered as sensations. Sensory reception occurs in higher animals through a process known as t...deafness
(Encyclopedia)deafness, partial or total lack of hearing. It may be present at birth (congenital) or may be acquired at any age thereafter. A person who cannot detect sound at an amplitude of 20 decibels in a frequ...lip reading
(Encyclopedia)lip reading, method by which the deaf are able to read the speech of others from the movements of the lips and mouth. It is sometimes referred to as speech reading, which technically also includes the...Browse by Subject
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