The Wordsmith Dictionary

Prog, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Progged (. p. pr. & vb. n. Progging.] Etym: [Cf. D. prachen, G. prachern, Dan. prakke, Sw. pracka, to beg, L. procare, procari, to ask, demand, and E. prowl. ]

1. To wander about and beg; to seek food or other supplies by low arts; to seek for advantage by mean shift or tricks. [Low ] A perfect artist in progging for money. Fuller. I have been endeavoring to prog for you. Burke.

2. To steal; to rob; to filch. [Low ] Johnson.

3. To prick; to goad; to progue. [Scot. ]

PROG

PROG Prog, n.

1. Victuals got by begging, or vagrancy; victuals of any kind; food; supplies. [Slang ] Swift. So long as he picked from the filth his prog. R. Browning.

2. A vagrant beggar; a tramp. [Slang ]

3. A goal; progue. [Scot. ]

PROGENERATE

Pro *gen "er *ate, v. t. Etym: [L. progeneratus, p. p. of progenerare to beget; pro forth, forward + generare to generate. ]

Defn: To beget; to generate; to produce; to procreate; as, to progenerate a race. [R.] Landor.

PROGENERATION

Pro *gen `er *a "tion, n. Etym: [L. progeneratio.]

Defn: The act of begetting; propagation. [R.]

PROGENITOR

Pro *gen "i *tor, n. Etym: [OF. progeniteur, L. progenitor, fr. progignere, progenitum, to bring forth, to beget; pro forth + gignere to beget. See Gender kind. ]

Defn: An ancestor in the direct line; a forefather. And reverence thee their great progenitor. Milton.

PROGENITORSHIP

PROGENITORSHIP Pro *gen "i *tor *ship, n.

Defn: The state of being a progenitor.

PROGENITRESS

PROGENITRESS Pro *gen "i *tress, n.

Defn: A female progenitor.

PROGENITURE

Pro *gen "i *ture, n. Etym: [F. progéniture.]

Defn: A begetting, or birth. [R.]

PROGENY

Prog "e *ny, n. Etym: [OE. progenie, F. progénie, fr. L. progenies, fr. progignere. See Progenitor. ]

Defn: Descendants of the human kind, or offspring of other animals; children; offspring; race, lineage. " Issued from the progeny of kings. " Shak.

PROGLOTTID

PROGLOTTID Pro *glot "tid, n. (Zoöl )

Defn: Proglottis.

PROGLOTTIS

Pro *glot "tis, n.; pl. Proglottides. Etym: [NL. fr. Gr. (Zoöl )

Defn: One of the free, or nearly free, segments of a tapeworm. It contains both male and female reproductive organs, and is capable of a brief independent existence.

PROGNATHI

Prog "na *thi, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Prognathous. ] (Zoöl )

Defn: A comprehensive group of mankind, including those that have prognathous jaws.

PROGNATHIC

PROGNATHIC Prog *nath "ic, a. (Anat. )

Defn: Prognathous.

PROGNATHISM

PROGNATHISM Prog "na *thism, n. (Anat. )

Defn: Projection of the jaws. -- Prog "na *thy, n.

PROGNATHOUS

Prog "na *thous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Anat. )

Defn: Having the jaws projecting beyond the upper part of the face; - - opposed to orthognathous. See Gnathic index, under Gnathic. Their countenances had the true prognathous character. Kane.

PROGNE

Prog "ne, n. Etym: [L., a swallow, traditionally said to be fr. Progne (The sister of Philomela ), who was changed into a swallow, Gr. (Zoöl.) (a ) A swallow. (b ) A genus of swallows including the purple martin. See Martin. (c ) An American butterfly (Polygonia, or Vanessa, Progne ). It is orange and black above, grayish beneath, with an L-shaped silver mark on the hind wings. Called also gray comma.

PROGNOSIS

Prog *no "sis, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. Know. ] (Med. )

Defn: The act or art of foretelling the course and termination of a disease; also, the outlook afforded by this act of judgment; as, the prognosis of hydrophobia is bad.

PROGNOSTIC

Prog *nos "tic, a. Etym: [Gr. Prognosis. ]

Defn: Indicating something future by signs or symptoms; foreshowing; aiding in prognosis; as, the prognostic symptoms of a disease; prognostic signs.

PROGNOSTIC

Prog *nos "tic, n. Etym: [L. prognosticum, Gr. pronostic, prognostic. See Prognostic, a.]

1. That which prognosticates; a sign by which a future event may be known or foretold; an indication; a sign or omen; hence, a foretelling; a prediction. That choice would inevitably be considered by the country as a prognostic of the highest import. Macaulay.

2. (Med. )

Defn: A sign or symptom indicating the course and termination of a disease. Parr.

Syn. -- Sign; omen; presage; token; indication.

PROGNOSTIC

PROGNOSTIC Prog *nos "tic, v. t.

Defn: To prognosticate. [Obs. ]

PROGNOSTICABLE

PROGNOSTICABLE Prog *nos "tic *a *ble, a.

Defn: Capable of being prognosticated or foretold. Sir T. Browne.

PROGNOSTICATE

Prog *nos "ti *cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prognosticated; p. pr. & vb. n.Prognosticating. ] Etym: [See Prognostic. ]

Defn: To indicate as future; to foretell from signs or symptoms; to prophesy; to foreshow; to predict; as, to prognosticate evil. Burke. I neither will nor can prognosticate To the young gaping heir his father's fate. Dryden.

Syn. -- To foreshow; foretoken; betoken; forebode; presage; predict; prophesy.

PROGNOSTICATION

Prog *nos `ti *ca "tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. prognostication. ]

1. The act of foreshowing or foretelling something future by present signs; prediction.

2. That which foreshows; a foretoken. Shak.

PROGNOSTICATOR

PROGNOSTICATOR Prog *nos "ti *ca `tor, n.

Defn: One who prognosticates; a foreknower or foreteller of a future course or event by present signs. Isa. xlvii. 13.

PROGRAM

PROGRAM Pro "gram, n.

Defn: Same as Programme.

PROGRAMMA

Pro *gram "ma, n.; pl. Programmata. Etym: [ L. See Programme. ]

1. (Gr. Antiq.)

Defn: Any law, which, after it had passed the Athenian senate, was fixed on a tablet for public inspection previously to its being proposed to the general assembly of the people.

2. An edict published for public information; an official bulletin; a public proclamation.

3. See Programme.

4. A preface. [Obs. ] T. Warton.

PROGRAMME

Pro "gramme, n. Etym: [L. programma a public proclamation, manifesto, Gr. programme. See Graphic. ]

Defn: That which is written or printed as a public notice or advertisement; a scheme; a prospectus; especially, a brief outline or explanation of the order to be pursued, or the subjects embraced, in any public exercise, performance, or entertainment; a preliminary sketch. Programme music (Mus. ), descriptive instrumental music which requires an argument or programme to explain the meaning of its several movements.

PROGRESS

Prog "ress, n. Etym: [L. progressus, from progredi, p. p. progressus,to go forth or forward; pro forward + gradi to step, go: cf. F. progrès. See Grade. ]

1. A moving or going forward; a proceeding onward; an advance; specifically: (a ) In actual space, as the progress of a ship, carriage, etc. (b ) In the growth of an animal or plant; increase. (c ) In business of any kind; as, the progress of a negotiation; the progress of art. (d ) In knowledge; in proficiency; as, the progress of a child at school. (e ) Toward ideal completeness or perfection in respect of quality or condition; -- applied to individuals, communities, or the race; as, social, moral, religious, or political progress.

2. A journey of state; a circuit; especially, one made by a sovereign through parts of his own dominions. The king being returned from his progresse. Evelyn.

PROGRESS

PROGRESS Pro *gress " (; formerly pronounced like Progress, n.), v. i. [imp. &p. p. Progressed; p. pr. & vb. n. Progressing.]

1. To make progress; to move forward in space; to continue onward in course; to proceed; to advance; to go on; as, railroads are progressing. "As his recovery progressed." Thackeray. Let me wipe off this honorable dew, That silverly doth progress on thy checks. Shak. They progress in that style in proportion as their pieces are treated with contempt. Washington. The war had progressed for some time. Marshall.

2. To make improvement; to advance. Bayard. If man progresses, art must progress too. Caird.

PROGRESS

PROGRESS Prog "ress (; see Progress, v. i.), v. t.

Defn: To make progress in; to pass through. [Obs. ] Milton.

PROGRESSION

Pro *gres "sion, n. Etym: [L. progressio: cf. F. progression. ]

1. The act of moving forward; a proceeding in a course; motion onward.

2. Course; passage; lapse or process of time. I hope, in a short progression, you will be wholly immerged in the delices and joys of religion. Evelyn.

3. (Math. )

Defn: Regular or proportional advance in increase or decrease of numbers; continued proportion, arithmetical, geometrical, or harmonic.

4. (Mus. )

Defn: A regular succession of tones or chords; the movement of the parts in harmony; the order of the modulations in a piece from key to key. Arithmetical progression, a progression in which the terms increase or decrease by equal differences, as the numbers 2, 4, 6, 8,1 1 , 8, 6, 4, 2 -- Geometrical progression, a progression in which the terms increase or decrease by equal ratios, as the numbers 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 6464, 32, 16, 8, 4, 2 -- Harmonic progression, a progression in which the terms are the reciprocals of quantities in arithmetical progression, as

PROGRESSIONAL

PROGRESSIONAL Pro *gres "sion *al, a.

Defn: Of or pertaining to progression; tending to, or capable of, progress.

PROGRESSIONIST

PROGRESSIONIST Pro *gres "sion *ist, n.

1. One who holds to a belief in the progression of society toward perfection.

2. One who maintains the doctrine of progression in organic forms; -- opposed to uniformitarian. H. Spencer.

PROGRESSIST

PROGRESSIST Prog "ress *ist, n.

Defn: One who makes, or holds to, progress; a progressionist.

PROGRESSIVE

Pro *gress "ive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. progressif. ]

1. Moving forward; proceeding onward; advancing; evincing progress; increasing; as, progressive motion or course; -- opposed to retrograde.

2. Improving; as, art is in a progressive state. Progressive euchre or whist, a way of playing at card parties, by which after every game, the losers at the first table go to the last table, and the winners at all the tables, except the first, move up to the next table. -- Progressive muscular atrophy (Med. ), a nervous disorder characterized by continuous atrophy of the muscles. -- Pro *gress "ive *ly, adv. -- Pro *gress "ive *ness, n.

PROGRESSIVE PARTY

Progressive party. (U. S. Politics )

Defn: The political party formed, chiefly out of the Republican party, by the adherents of Theodore Roosevelt in the presidential campaign of 1912. The name Progressive party was chosen at the meeting held on Aug. 7, 1912, when the candidates were nominated and the platform adopted. Among the chief articles in the platform are those demanding direct primaries, preferential primaries for presidential nominations, direct election of United States senators, women's suffrage, and recall of judicial decisions in certain cases.

PROGUE

PROGUE Progue, v. i.

Defn: To prog. [Obs. ] P. Fletcher.

PROGUE

PROGUE Progue, n.

Defn: A sharp point; a goad. [ Scot. & Local, U. S.] -- v. t.

Defn: To prick; to goad. [ Scot. & Local, U. S.].

New American Oxford Dictionary

prog

prog |präg prɑɡ | informal ▶adjective [ attrib. ] (of rock music ) progressive: prog rock bands. ORIGIN 1950s: abbreviation.

progenitive

pro gen i tive |prəˈjenətiv, prō -prəˈʤɛnədɪv | ▶adjective formal having the quality of producing offspring; having reproductive power.

progenitor

pro gen i tor |prəˈjenətər, prō -proʊˈʤɛnədər | ▶noun a person or thing from which a person, animal, or plant is descended or originates; an ancestor or parent: his sons and daughters were the progenitors of many of Scotland's leading noble families. • a person who originates an artistic, political, or intellectual movement: the progenitor of modern jazz. DERIVATIVES pro gen i to ri al |-ˌjenəˈtôrēəl |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French progeniteur, from Latin progenitor, from progenit- ‘begotten, ’ from the verb progignere, from pro- ‘forward ’ + gignere ‘beget. ’

progeniture

progeniture |prə (ʊ )ˈdʒɛnɪtʃə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] formal the production of offspring; procreation. • progeny; offspring. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from progenit- ‘begotten ’ (from the verb progignere ) + -ure .

progeny

prog e ny |ˈpräjənē ˈprɑʤəni | ▶noun [ treated as sing. or pl. ] a descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant; offspring: the progeny of mixed marriages. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French progenie, from Latin progenies, from progignere ‘beget ’ (see progenitor ).

progeria

pro ge ri a |prōˈji (ə )rēə, prə -proʊˈʤɪəriə | ▶noun Medicine a rare syndrome in children characterized by physical signs and symptoms suggestive of premature old age. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek progērōs ‘prematurely old. ’

progesterone

pro ges ter one |prōˈjestəˌrōn, prə -prəˈestəroʊn | ▶noun Biochemistry a steroid hormone released by the corpus luteum that stimulates the uterus to prepare for pregnancy. ORIGIN 1930s: blend of progestin and the German synonym Luteosteron (from corpus luteum + sterol ).

progestin

pro ges tin |prōˈjestin proʊˈʤɛstn | ▶noun Biochemistry a natural or synthetic steroid hormone, such as progesterone, that maintains pregnancy and prevents further ovulation during pregnancy.

progestogen

pro ges to gen |prōˈjestəjən proʊˈʤɛstəʤən | ▶noun Biochemistry another term for progestin. ORIGIN 1940s: from progestin + -gen .

proglottid

pro glot tid |prōˈglätid proʊˈɡlɑtɪd |(also proglottis |-ˈglätis |) ▶noun Zoology each segment in the strobila of a tapeworm, containing a complete sexually mature reproductive system. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek proglōssis, proglōssid - ‘point of the tongue, ’ based on glōssa, glōtta ‘tongue ’ (because of its shape ).

prognathous

prog na thous |ˈprägnəTHəs, prägˈnā -ˈprɑɡnəθəs | ▶adjective (esp. of a person ) having a projecting lower jaw or chin. • (of a jaw or chin ) projecting. • (of an insect ) having projecting mouthparts. DERIVATIVES prog nath ic |prägˈnaTHik |adjective, prog na thism |-ˌTHizəm |noun ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from pro- 2 ‘before ’ + Greek gnathos ‘jaw ’ + -ous .

prognosis

prog no sis |prägˈnōsəs prɑɡˈnoʊsəs | ▶noun ( pl. prognoses |-ˌsēz | ) the likely course of a disease or ailment: the disease has a poor prognosis. • a forecast of the likely course of a disease or ailment: it is very difficult to make an accurate prognosis. • a forecast of the likely outcome of a situation: gloomy prognoses about overpopulation. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek prognōsis, from pro- ‘before ’ + gignōskein ‘know. ’

prognostic

prog nos tic |prägˈnästik prɑɡˈnɑstɪk | ▶adjective serving to predict the likely outcome of a disease or ailment; of or relating to a medical prognosis. ▶noun archaic an advance indication or portent of a future event: a one-banded caterpillar is considered a prognostic of a mild winter. DERIVATIVES prog nos ti cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin prognosticus, from Greek prognōstikos, from prognōsis (see prognosis ).

prognosticate

prog nos ti cate |prägˈnästəˌkāt prɑɡˈnɑstəˌkeɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] foretell or prophesy (an event in the future ): the economists were prognosticating financial Armageddon. DERIVATIVES prog nos ti ca tor |-ˌkātər |noun, prog nos ti ca to ry |-kəˌtôrē |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin prognosticat-, from the verb prognosticare ‘make a prediction ’ (see prognostic ).

prognostication

prog nos ti ca tion |prägˌnästəˈkāSHən prɑɡˌnɑstəˈkeɪʃən | ▶noun the action of foretelling or prophesying future events: an unprecedented amount of soul-searching and prognostication. • a prophecy: these gloomy prognostications proved to be unfounded. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French prognosticacion, from medieval Latin prognosticatio (n- ), from the verb prognosticare (see prognosticate ).

prograde

pro grade |ˈprōˈgrād ˌproʊˈɡreɪd | ▶adjective 1 Astronomy (of planetary motion ) proceeding from west to east; direct. The opposite of retrograde. 2 Geology (of a metamorphic change ) resulting from an increase in temperature or pressure or both. Compare with retrograde. ▶verb [ no obj. ] Geology (of a beach or coastline ) advance toward the sea as a result of the accumulation of waterborne sediment. DERIVATIVES pro gra da tion |ˌprōˌgrāˈdāSHən, ˌprōgrə - |noun ORIGIN early 20th cent. (as a verb ): from pro- 1 ‘forward ’ + retrograde .

program

pro gram |ˈprōˌgram, -grəm ˈproʊˌɡræm |(Brit. programme ) ▶noun 1 a planned series of future events, items, or performances: a weekly program of films | the program includes Dvorak's New World symphony. • a set of related measures, events, or activities with a particular long-term aim: the nuclear power program. 2 a sheet or booklet giving details of items or performers at an event or performance: a theater program. 3 a presentation or item on radio or television, esp. one broadcast regularly between stated times: a nature program. • dated a radio or television service or station providing a regular succession of programs on a particular frequency; a channel. 4 ( program ) a series of coded software instructions to control the operation of a computer or other machine. ▶verb ( programs, programming, programmed, or programing, programed ) [ with obj. ] 1 ( program ) provide (a computer or other machine ) with coded instructions for the automatic performance of a particular task: it is a simple matter to program the computer to recognize such symbols. • input (instructions for the automatic performance of a task ) into a computer or other machine: simply program in your desired volume level. • cause (a person or animal ) to behave in a predetermined way: all members of a particular species are programmed to build nests in the same way. 2 arrange according to a plan or schedule: we learn how to program our own lives consciously. • schedule (an item ) within a framework: the next stage of the treaty is programmed for 1996. • broadcast (an item ): the station does not program enough contemporary works. PHRASES get with the program [ often in imperative ] informal do what is expected of one; adopt the prevailing viewpoint. DERIVATIVES pro gram ma bil i ty |-əˈbilətē |noun, pro gram ma ble |ˈprōˌgraməbəl, prōˈgram - |adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘written notice ’): via late Latin from Greek programma, from prographein ‘write publicly, ’ from pro ‘before ’ + graphein ‘write. ’

programmatic

pro gram mat ic |ˌprōgrəˈmatik ˌproʊɡrəˈmædɪk | ▶adjective of the nature of or according to a program, schedule, or method: a programmatic approach to change. • of the nature of program music. DERIVATIVES pro gram mat i cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb

programmed cell death

pro grammed cell death ▶noun less technical term for apoptosis.

programmed learning

pro |grammed learn |ing ▶noun [ mass noun ] a teaching method in which information is broken into simple sections on which pupils are able to test themselves.

programme evaluation and review technique

programme evaluation and review technique (abbrev.: PERT ) ▶noun a network analysis technique which is used to determine the time it will take to complete a complex process.

programmer

pro gram mer |ˈprōˌgramər ˈproʊˌɡræmər |(also programer ) ▶noun a person who writes computer programs. • a device that automatically controls the operation of something in accordance with a prescribed program.

programming

pro gram ming |ˈprōˌgramiNG ˈproʊˌɡræmɪŋ | ▶noun 1 the action or process of writing computer programs. 2 the action or process of scheduling something, esp. radio or television programs: the programming of shows. • radio or television programs that are scheduled or broadcast: the station is to expand its late-night programming.

program music

pro gram mu sic ▶noun music that is intended to evoke images or convey the impression of events. Compare with absolute music.

program trading

pro gram trad ing ▶noun the simultaneous purchase and sale of many different stocks, or of stocks and related futures contracts, with the use of a computer program to exploit price differences in different markets.

progress

prog ress ▶noun |ˈprägrəs, ˈprägˌres, ˈprōˌgres ˈprɑɡrəs |forward or onward movement toward a destination: the darkness did not stop my progress | they failed to make any progress up the narrow estuary. • advance or development toward a better, more complete, or more modern condition: we are making progress toward equal rights. • Brit. archaic a state journey or official tour, esp. by royalty. ▶verb |prəˈgres proʊˈɡrɛs | [ no obj. ] move forward or onward in space or time: as the century progressed, the quality of telescopes improved. • advance or develop toward a better, more complete, or more modern state: work on the pond is progressing. • [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. progressed ) Astrology calculate the position of (a planet ) or of all the planets and coordinates of (a chart ) according to the technique of progression. PHRASES in progress in the course of being done or carried out: a meeting was in progress. ORIGIN late Middle English (as a noun ): from Latin progressus ‘an advance, ’ from the verb progredi, from pro- ‘forward ’ + gradi ‘to walk. ’

progress chaser

pro |gress chaser ▶noun a person in an organization who is responsible for checking that work is done efficiently and to schedule.

progression

pro gres sion |prəˈgreSHən prəˈɡrɛʃən | ▶noun a movement or development toward a destination or a more advanced state, esp. gradually or in stages: the normal progression from junior to senior status | their mode of progression through the forest. • a succession; a series: counting the twenty-four hours in a single progression from midnight. • Music a passage or movement from one note or chord to another: a blues progression. • Mathematics short for arithmetic progression, geometric progression, or harmonic progression. • Astrology a predictive technique in which the daily movement of the planets, starting from the day of birth, represents a year in the subject's life. DERIVATIVES pro gres sion al |-SHənl |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin progressio (n- ), from the verb progredi (see progress ).

progressionist

pro gres sion ist |prəˈgreSHənist prəˈɡrɛʃənəst |chiefly historical ▶noun 1 Biology a supporter of the theory that all life forms gradually progress or evolve to a higher form. 2 an advocate of or believer in political or social progress. ▶adjective Biology (of a person or theory ) supporting or based on the theory that all life forms progress or evolve to a higher form: progressionist evolutionists.

progressive

pro gres sive |prəˈgresiv prəˈɡrɛsɪv | ▶adjective 1 happening or developing gradually or in stages; proceeding step by step: a progressive decline in popularity. • (of a disease or ailment ) increasing in severity or extent: progressive liver failure. • (of taxation or a tax ) increasing as a proportion of the sum taxed as that sum increases: steeply progressive income taxes. • (of a card game or dance ) involving a series of sections for which participants successively change place or relative position. • archaic engaging in or constituting forward motion. 2 (of a group, person, or idea ) favoring or implementing social reform or new, liberal ideas: a relatively progressive governor. • favoring or promoting change or innovation: a progressive art school. • relating to or denoting a style of rock music popular esp. in the 1980s and characterized by classical influences, the use of keyboard instruments, and lengthy compositions. 3 Grammar denoting an aspect or tense of a verb that expresses an action in progress, e.g., am writing, was writing . Also called continuous. ▶noun 1 a person advocating or implementing social reform or new, liberal ideas. 2 Grammar a progressive tense or aspect: the present progressive. 3 (also progressive proof ) Printing each of a set of proofs of color work, showing all the colors separately and the cumulative effect of overprinting them. DERIVATIVES pro gres sive ly adverb, pro gres sive ness noun, pro gres siv ism |-ˈgresəˌvizəm |noun, pro gres siv ist |-ˈgresəvist |noun & adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French progressif, -ive or medieval Latin progressivus, from progress- ‘gone forward, ’ from the verb progredi (see progress ).

Progressive Conservative Party

Pro gres sive Con ser va tive Par ty a Canadian political party advocating free trade and holding moderate views on social policies.

progressive dinner

pro gres sive din ner ▶noun a social occasion at which the different courses of a meal are eaten at different people's houses.

progressive lens

pro gres sive lens ▶noun (usually progressive lenses ) an eyeglass lens having a smooth transition between parts with different focal lengths, correcting for vision at all distances.

Progressive Party

Pro gres sive Par ty ▶noun any of three related political parties active in the first half of the twentieth century that favored social reform. The most prominent was that formed under Theodore Roosevelt in 1912.

progressives

pro gres sives |prəˈgresivz prəˈɡrɛsɪvz | ▶plural noun a pair of eyeglasses having progressive lenses: progressives for use when driving, reading, or using a computer.

proguanil

proguanil |prəʊˈgwɑːnɪl | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine a bitter-tasting synthetic compound derived from biguanide, used in the prevention and treatment of malaria. ORIGIN 1940s: from pro (pyl ) + (bi )guan (ide ) (a crystalline base ) + -il .

Oxford Dictionary

prog

prog |prɒg | informal ▶noun a television or radio programme: Britain's best-loved pop prog. ▶adjective (of rock music ) progressive: prog rock bands.

progenitive

pro |geni ¦tive |prə (ʊ )ˈdʒɛnɪtɪv | ▶adjective formal having the power to produce offspring.

progenitor

progenitor |prə (ʊ )ˈdʒɛnɪtə | ▶noun a person or thing from which a person, animal, or plant is descended or originates; an ancestor or parent: his children were the progenitors of many of Scotland's noble families. • a person who originates a cultural or intellectual movement: the progenitor of modern jazz. DERIVATIVES progenitorial |-ˈtɔːrɪəl |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French progeniteur, from Latin progenitor, from progenit- ‘begotten ’, from the verb progignere, from pro- ‘forward ’ + gignere ‘beget ’.

progeniture

progeny

progeny |ˈprɒdʒəni | ▶noun [ treated as sing. or pl. ] a descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant; offspring: shorthorn cattle are highly effective in bestowing their characteristics on their progeny. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French progenie, from Latin progenies, from progignere ‘beget ’ (see progenitor ).

progeria

progeria |prə (ʊ )ˈdʒɪərɪə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine a rare syndrome in children characterized by physical symptoms suggestive of premature old age. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek progērōs ‘prematurely old ’.

progesterone

progesterone |prəˈdʒɛstərəʊn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Biochemistry a steroid hormone released by the corpus luteum that stimulates the uterus to prepare for pregnancy. ORIGIN 1930s: blend of progestin and the German synonym Luteosteron (from corpus luteum + sterol ).

progestin

progestin |prə (ʊ )ˈdʒɛstɪn | ▶noun Biochemistry another term for progestogen. ORIGIN 1930s: from pro- 1 + gestation + -in 1 .

progestogen

progestogen |prə (ʊ )ˈdʒɛstədʒ (ə )n | ▶noun Biochemistry a natural or synthetic steroid hormone, such as progesterone, that maintains pregnancy and prevents further ovulation during pregnancy. ORIGIN 1940s: from progestin + -gen .

proglottid

proglottid |prəʊˈglɒtɪd | ▶noun Zoology each segment in the strobila of a tapeworm, containing a complete sexually mature reproductive system. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek proglōssis, proglōssid - ‘point of the tongue ’, based on glōssa, glōtta ‘tongue ’ (because of its shape ).

prognathous

prognathous |prɒgˈneɪθəs, ˈprɒgnəθəs | ▶adjective having a projecting lower jaw or chin. • (of a lower jaw or chin ) projecting. DERIVATIVES prognathic |prɒgˈnaθɪk |adjective, prognathism noun ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from pro- 2 ‘before ’ + Greek gnathos ‘jaw ’ + -ous .

prognosis

prognosis |prɒgˈnəʊsɪs | ▶noun ( pl. prognoses |-siːz | ) the likely course of a medical condition: the disease has a poor prognosis. • an opinion, based on medical experience, of the likely course of a medical condition: it is very difficult to make an accurate prognosis. • a forecast of the likely outcome of a situation: gloomy prognoses about overpopulation. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek prognōsis, from pro- ‘before ’ + gignōskein ‘know ’.

prognostic

prognostic |prɒgˈnɒstɪk | ▶adjective relating to or serving to predict the likely course of a medical condition. ▶noun archaic an advance indication of a future event; an omen: a pale moon and watery sun are known as prognostics of rain. DERIVATIVES prognostically adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin prognosticus from Greek prognōstikos, from prognōsis (see prognosis ).

prognosticate

prog |nos ¦ti |cate |prɒgˈnɒstɪkeɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] foretell or prophesy (a future event ): the economists were prognosticating financial Armageddon. DERIVATIVES prognosticator noun, prognosticatory adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin prognosticat-, from the verb prognosticare ‘make a prediction ’ (see prognostic ).

prognostication

prog |nos ¦ti |ca ¦tion |prɒɡnɒstɪˈkeɪʃn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action of prophesying future events. • [ count noun ] a prophecy: these gloomy prognostications proved to be unfounded. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French prognosticacion, from medieval Latin prognosticatio (n- ), from the verb prognosticare (see prognosticate ).

prograde

prograde |ˈprəʊgreɪd | ▶adjective 1 Astronomy (of planetary motion ) proceeding from west to east; direct. The opposite of retrograde. 2 Geology (of a metamorphic change ) resulting from an increase in temperature or pressure. ▶verb [ no obj. ] Geology (of a coastline ) advance towards the sea as a result of the accumulation of waterborne sediment. DERIVATIVES progradation noun ORIGIN early 20th cent. (as a verb ): from pro- 1 ‘forwards ’ + retrograde .

program

pro |gram ▶noun & verb US spelling of programme (also widely used in computing contexts ).

programmatic

programme

programme |ˈprəʊgram |(US program ) ▶noun 1 a planned series of future events or performances: a weekly programme of films | the programme includes Dvořák 's New World symphony. • a set of related measures or activities with a particular long-term aim: the British nuclear power programme. 2 a sheet or booklet giving details of items or performers at an event or performance: a theatre programme. 3 an item broadcast between stated times on radio or television: a nature programme. • dated a radio or television channel. 4 ( program ) a series of coded software instructions to control the operation of a computer or other machine. ▶verb ( programmes, programming, programmed; US programs, programing, programed ) [ with obj. ] 1 ( program ) provide (a computer or other machine ) with coded instructions for the automatic performance of a task: it is a simple matter to program the computer to recognize such symbols. • input (instructions for the automatic performance of a task ) into a computer or other machine: simply program in your desired volume level. • cause (a person or animal ) to behave in a predetermined way: all members of a species are programmed to build nests in the same way. 2 arrange according to a plan or schedule: we learn how to programme our own lives. • schedule (an item ) within a plan: the next stage of the treaty is programmed for next year. 3 US broadcast (an item ): the station does not program enough contemporary works. PHRASES get with the program [ often in imperative ] N. Amer. informal do what is expected of one; adopt the prevailing viewpoint. DERIVATIVES programmability |-ˈbɪlɪti |noun, programmable adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘written notice ’): via late Latin from Greek programma, from prographein ‘write publicly ’, from pro ‘before ’ + graphein ‘write ’.

programmed cell death

pro |grammed cell death ▶noun less technical term for apoptosis.

programmed learning

pro |grammed learn |ing ▶noun [ mass noun ] a teaching method in which information is broken into simple sections on which pupils are able to test themselves.

programme evaluation and review technique

programme evaluation and review technique (abbrev.: PERT ) ▶noun a network analysis technique which is used to determine the time it will take to complete a complex process.

programme music

pro |gramme music ▶noun [ mass noun ] music that is intended to evoke images or convey the impression of events. Compare with absolute music.

programmer

programmer |ˈprəʊgramə |(US also programer ) ▶noun a person who writes computer programs. • a device that automatically controls the operation of something in accordance with a prescribed program.

programme trading

pro |gramme trad ¦ing ▶noun [ mass noun ] the simultaneous purchase and sale of many different stocks, or of stocks and related futures contracts, with the use of a computer program to exploit price differences in different markets.

programming

pro ¦gram |ming |ˈprəʊɡramɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the process of writing computer programs. 2 the process of scheduling something, especially radio or television programmes. • radio or television programmes that are scheduled or broadcast: the station is to expand its late-night programming.

progress

pro |gress ▶noun |ˈprəʊgrɛs | [ mass noun ] 1 forward or onward movement towards a destination: the darkness did not stop my progress | they failed to make any progress up the estuary. • [ count noun ] archaic a state journey or official tour, especially by royalty. 2 development towards an improved or more advanced condition: we are making progress towards equal rights. ▶verb |prəˈgrɛs | [ no obj. ] 1 move forward or onward in space or time: as the century progressed the quality of telescopes improved. • [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. progressed ) Astrology calculate the position of (a planet ) or of all the planets and coordinates of (a chart ) according to the technique of progression. 2 develop towards an improved or more advanced condition: work on the pond is progressing. • [ with obj. ] cause (a task or undertaking ) to make progress: I cannot predict how quickly we can progress the matter. PHRASES in progress in the course of being done or carried out: a meeting was in progress. ORIGIN late Middle English (as a noun ): from Latin progressus ‘an advance ’, from the verb progredi, from pro- ‘forward ’ + gradi ‘to walk ’. The verb became obsolete in British English use at the end of the 17th cent. and was readopted from American English in the early 19th cent.

progress chaser

pro |gress chaser ▶noun a person in an organization who is responsible for checking that work is done efficiently and to schedule.

progression

pro |gres ¦sion |prəˈgrɛʃ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] the process of developing gradually towards a more advanced state: good opportunities for career progression | [ count noun ] : a steady progression towards your goals. • movement towards a destination: their mode of progression through the forest. • [ count noun ] Music a passage or movement from one note or chord to another: a blues progression. • [ count noun ] Astrology a predictive technique in which the daily movement of the planets, starting from the day of birth, represents a year in the subject's life. 2 a number of things in a series: the vista unfolds in a progression of castles and vineyards as seemingly endless as the Rhine itself. DERIVATIVES progressional adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin progressio (n- ), from the verb progredi (see progress ).

progressionist

progressionist |prəˈgrɛʃ (ə )nɪst |chiefly historical ▶noun 1 Biology a supporter of the theory that all life forms gradually evolve to a higher form. 2 an advocate of or believer in political or social progress. ▶adjective Biology supporting or relating to the theory that all life forms evolve to a higher form: progressionist evolutionists.

progressive

pro |gres ¦sive |prəˈgrɛsɪv | ▶adjective 1 happening or developing gradually or in stages: a progressive decline in popularity. • (of a medical condition ) increasing in severity: progressive liver failure. • (of taxation or a tax ) increasing as a proportion of the sum taxed as that sum increases: steeply progressive income taxes. 2 (of a person or idea ) favouring social reform: a relatively progressive Minister of Education. • favouring change or innovation: the most progressive art school in Britain. • relating to or denoting a style of rock music popular especially in the 1970s and characterized by classical influences, the use of keyboard instruments, and lengthy compositions. 3 Grammar denoting an aspect or tense of a verb that expresses an action in progress, e.g. am writing, was writing . Also called continuous. 4 (of a card game or dance ) involving a series of sections for which participants successively change place or relative position. 5 archaic engaging in or constituting forward motion. ▶noun 1 an advocate of social reform. 2 Grammar a progressive tense or aspect: the present progressive. 3 (also progressive proof ) (usu. progressives ) Printing each of a set of proofs of colour work, showing all the colours separately and the cumulative effect of overprinting them. DERIVATIVES progressively adverb, progressiveness noun, progressivism noun, progressivist noun & adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French progressif, -ive or medieval Latin progressivus, from progress- ‘gone forward ’, from the verb progredi (see progress ).

Progressive Conservative Party

Progressive Conservative Party a Canadian political party advocating free trade and holding moderate views on social policies. Founded in the mid 19th century but operating under its present name since 1942, the party was in power 1984 –93 under Brian Mulroney.

progressive dinner

pro gres sive din ner ▶noun a social occasion at which the different courses of a meal are eaten at different people's houses.

progressive lens

pro gres sive lens ▶noun (usually progressive lenses ) an eyeglass lens having a smooth transition between parts with different focal lengths, correcting for vision at all distances.

Progressive Party

progressives

pro gres sives |prəˈgresivz prəˈɡrɛsɪvz | ▶plural noun a pair of eyeglasses having progressive lenses: progressives for use when driving, reading, or using a computer.

proguanil

American Oxford Thesaurus

progenitor

progenitor noun 1 the progenitor of an illustrious family: ancestor, forefather, forebear, parent, primogenitor; Law stirps; archaic begetter. 2 the progenitor of modern jazz: originator, creator, founder, architect, inventor, pioneer.

progeny

progeny noun genetic traits passed on from parent to progeny: offspring, young, babies, children, sons and daughters, family, brood; descendants, heirs, scions; Law issue; archaic seed, fruit of one's loins.

prognosis

prognosis noun it is difficult to make an accurate prognosis: forecast, prediction, prognostication, prophecy, divination, augury.

prognosticate

prognosticate verb economists were prognosticating financial Armageddon: forecast, predict, prophesy, foretell, foresee, forewarn of.

prognostication

prognostication noun their prognostications had proved remarkably accurate: prediction, forecast, prophecy, prognosis, divination, augury.

program

program noun 1 our program for the day: schedule, agenda, calendar, timetable; order of events, lineup. 2 the government's reform program: plan of action, series of measures, strategy, scheme. 3 a television program: broadcast, production, show, presentation, transmission, performance, telecast. 4 a program of study: course, syllabus, curriculum. 5 a theater program: guide, list of performers, cast list, playbill. ▶verb they programmed the day well: arrange, organize, schedule, plan, map out, timetable, line up, slate.

progress

progress noun 1 boulders made progress difficult: forward movement, advance, going, progression, headway, passage. 2 scientific progress: development, advance, advancement, headway, step (s ) forward; improvement, betterment, growth. ▶verb 1 they progressed slowly down the road: go, make one's way, move, move forward, go forward, proceed, advance, go on, continue, make headway, work one's way. 2 the school has progressed rapidly: develop, make progress, advance, make headway, take steps forward, move on, get on, gain ground; improve, get better, come on, come along, make strides; thrive, prosper, blossom, flourish; informal be getting there. ANTONYMS regress. PHRASES in progress the game was already in progress: underway, going on, ongoing, happening, occurring, taking place, proceeding, continuing; unfinished, in the works.

progression

progression noun 1 progression to the next stage: progress, advancement, movement, passage, march; development, evolution, growth. 2 a progression of peaks on the graph: succession, series, sequence, string, stream, chain, concatenation, train, row, cycle.

progressive

progressive adjective 1 progressive deterioration: continuing, continuous, increasing, growing, developing, ongoing, accelerating, escalating; gradual, step-by-step, cumulative. 2 progressive views: modern, liberal, advanced, forward-thinking, enlightened, enterprising, innovative, pioneering, dynamic, bold, avant-garde, reforming, reformist, radical; informal go-ahead. ANTONYMS conservative, reactionary. ▶noun he is very much a progressive: innovator, reformer, reformist, liberal, libertarian.

Oxford Thesaurus

progenitor

progenitor noun 1 he was the progenitor of an illustrious family: ancestor, forefather, forebear, parent; archaic begetter; rare primogenitor, procreator, stirps. 2 the progenitor of modern jazz: originator, founder, instigator, source; forerunner, predecessor, precursor, antecedent.

progeny

progeny noun 1 physical characteristics are passed on from parents to their progeny by genes: offspring, children, young, family, brood; Law issue; derogatory spawn; rare progeniture, quiverful. 2 the progeny of the Scottish settlers who settled there in the mid-1800s: descendants, successors, heirs, stock, scions, lineage; archaic seed, posterity.

prognosis

prognosis noun it is very difficult to make an accurate prognosis: forecast, prediction, projection, prognostication, prophecy; rare prognostic.

prognosticate

prognosticate verb the economists were prognosticating financial Armageddon: forecast, predict, prophesy, foretell, divine; archaic presage, augur, previse; Scottish archaic spae; rare vaticinate, auspicate.

prognostication

prognostication noun their prognostications had proved remarkably accurate: prediction, forecast, prophecy, divination, prognosis, projection; rare vaticination, auspication, prognostic.

programme

programme noun 1 an action-packed programme of events: schedule, agenda, calendar, timetable; order of events, list of events, order of the day, line-up, list, listing; bill, menu, bill of fare. 2 a government programme to rescue the ailing economy: scheme, plan, plan of action, series of measures, project, strategy. 3 the programme attracted an audience of almost twenty million: broadcast, production, show, presentation, transmission, performance, telecast, simulcast; documentary, play, comedy, film, docudrama, newscast, chat show, magazine (programme ), phone-in; episode, instalment; informal prog. 4 a programme of study: course, syllabus, curriculum. 5 shall I buy a programme? guide, list of performers /players /artistes; N. Amer. playbill. ▶verb 1 she tried to programme her day into housework and study: arrange, organize, schedule, plan, map out, lay out, timetable, line up, prearrange; N. Amer. slate. 2 some hotels programme their canned music in 24 -hour cycles: set, fix, arrange.

progress

progress noun |(stress on the first syllable ) | 1 ceaseless rain made further progress impossible: forward movement, onward movement, progression, advance, advancement, headway, passage; going. 2 the progress of medical science | little progress was reported during the peace talks: development, advance, advancement, headway, step (s ) forward, progression, improvement, betterment, growth; breakthrough. PHRASES in progress a game of cricket was in progress: under way, going on, ongoing, happening, occurring, taking place, proceeding, being done, being performed, continuing, in operation; awaiting completion, not finished, not completed, on the stocks; N. Amer. in the works. ▶verb |(stress on the second syllable ) | 1 they progressed slowly back along the grass: go, make one's way, move, move forward, go forward, proceed, continue, advance, go on, make progress, make headway, press on, gain ground, push forward, go /forge ahead, work one's way. ANTONYMS return. 2 the practice has a strong commercial base and has progressed steadily: develop, make progress, advance, make headway, take steps forward, make strides, get better, come on, come along, move on, get on, gain ground, shape up, improve, thrive, prosper, blossom, flourish; grow, expand, increase, mature, evolve; informal be getting there. ANTONYMS regress, deteriorate.

progression

progression noun 1 a progression of calm, still days and nights: succession, series, sequence, string, stream, parade, chain, concatenation, train, row, order, course, flow, cycle. 2 antiviral drugs appear to halt progression of the disease: development, progress, process, continuation, continuance, advance, advancement, movement, forward movement, onward movement, passage, career, march; evolution, growth, evolvement.

progressive

progressive adjective 1 the progressive deterioration of the social conditions of farm labourers: continuing, continuous, increasing, growing, developing, ongoing, intensifying, accelerating, escalating; gradual, step by step, cumulative. 2 a teacher with progressive views on primary education: modern, liberal, advanced, forward-looking, forward-thinking, go-ahead, enlightened, enterprising, innovative, up-and-coming, new, dynamic, avant-garde, modernistic; radical, left-wing, reforming, reformist, revolutionary, revisionist, progressivist. ANTONYMS conservative, reactionary. ▶noun people present themselves as progressives or traditionalists: innovator, reformer, reformist, liberal, libertarian, progressivist, progressionist, leftist, left-winger.

Duden Dictionary

progam

pro gam Adjektiv Medizin; Biologie |prog a m |griechisch-neulateinisch vor der Befruchtung stattfindend z. B. von der Festlegung des Geschlechts

Progenese

Pro ge ne se Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Progen e se |die Progenese; Genitiv: der Progenese, Plural: die Progenesen aus lateinisch pro = vor und Genese vorzeitige Geschlechtsentwicklung

Progenie

Pro ge nie Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Progen ie |die Progenie; Genitiv: der Progenie, Plural: die Progenien griechisch-neulateinisch starkes Vorspringen des Kinns, Vorstehen des Unterkiefers

Progenitur

Pro ge ni tur Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Progenit u r |zu lateinisch progenies, eigentlich = Abstammung, zu: progignere (2. Partizip: progenitum ) = hervorbringen, erzeugen Nachkommenschaft

Progerie

Pro ge rie Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Proger ie |die Progerie; Genitiv: der Progerie, Plural: die Progerien griechisch-neulateinisch vorzeitige Vergreisung

Progesteron

Pro ges te ron Substantiv, Neutrum Medizin, Pharmazie , das |Progester o n |das Progesteron; Genitiv: des Progesterons Kunstwort Gelbkörperhormon, das bestimmte Vorgänge bei der Schwangerschaft (z. B. die Nidation des befruchteten Eies ) steuert

Proglottid

Pro glot tid Substantiv, maskulin Medizin , der |Proglott i d |der Proglottid; Genitiv: des Proglottiden, Plural: die Proglottiden griechisch-neulateinisch Bandwurmglied

prognath

pro g nath , pro gnath Adjektiv Biologie, Medizin |progn a th |griechisch-neulateinisch Prognathie aufweisend

Prognathie

Pro g na thie, Pro gna thie Substantiv, feminin Medizin, Zahnmedizin , die |Prognath ie |die Prognathie; Genitiv: der Prognathie, Plural: die Prognathien Vorstehen des Oberkiefers

prognathisch

pro g na thisch, pro gna thisch prognath |progn a thisch |

Prognose

Pro g no se , Pro gno se Substantiv, feminin Fachsprache , die |Progn o se |die Prognose; Genitiv: der Prognose, Plural: die Prognosen spätlateinisch prognosis < griechisch prógnōsis = das Vorherwissen, zu: progignṓskein = im Voraus erkennen Vorhersage (einer künftigen Entwicklung ) die ärztliche Prognose über den Verlauf der Krankheit stellte sich als richtig heraus

Prognoseverfahren

Pro g no se ver fah ren Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Progn o severfahren |

Prognostik

Pro g nos tik, Pro gnos tik Substantiv, feminin besonders Medizin , die |Progn o stik |Wissenschaft, Lehre von der Prognose

Prognostiker

Pro g nos ti ker, Pro gnos ti ker Substantiv, maskulin , der |Progn o stiker |der Prognostiker; Genitiv: des Prognostikers, Plural: die Prognostiker griechisch-lateinisch-englisch jemand, der Prognosen stellt, etwas, eine Entwicklung im Voraus einschätzt

Prognostikerin

Pro g nos ti ke rin , Pro gnos ti ke rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Progn o stikerin |die Prognostikerin; Genitiv: der Prognostikerin, Plural: die Prognostikerinnen weibliche Form zu Prognostiker

Prognostikon

Pro g nos ti kon , Pro gnos ti kon Substantiv, Neutrum besonders Medizin , das Prognostikum |Progn o stikon |das Prognostikon; Genitiv: des Prognostikons, Plural: die Prognostiken und Prognostika griechisch prognōstikón Vorzeichen, Anzeichen, das etwas über den voraussichtlichen Verlauf einer zukünftigen Entwicklung (z. B. einer Krankheit ) aussagt

Prognostikum

Pro g nos ti kum , Pro gnos ti kum Substantiv, Neutrum besonders Medizin , das Prognostikon |Progn o stikum |das Prognostikum; Genitiv: des Prognostikums, Plural: die Prognostiken und Prognostika griechisch prognōstikón Vorzeichen, Anzeichen, das etwas über den voraussichtlichen Verlauf einer zukünftigen Entwicklung (z. B. einer Krankheit ) aussagt

prognostisch

pro g nos tisch , pro gnos tisch Adjektiv Fachsprache |progn o stisch |spätlateinisch prognosticus < griechisch prognōstikós voraussagend, in der Art einer Prognose eine prognostische Beurteilung

prognostizieren

pro g nos ti zie ren , pro gnos ti zie ren schwaches Verb Fachsprache |prognostiz ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « mittellateinisch prognosticare eine Prognose erstellen aus Meinungsumfragen werden Trends prognostiziert

Prognostizierung

Pro g nos ti zie rung , Pro gnos ti zie rung Substantiv, feminin , die |Prognostiz ie rung |

Programm

Pro gramm Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Progr a mm |das Programm; Genitiv: des Programm [e ]s, Plural: die Programme unter Einfluss von französisch programme < spätlateinisch programma < griechisch prógramma = schriftliche Bekanntmachung, Aufruf; Tagesordnung, zu: prográphein = voranschreiben; öffentlich hinschreiben 1 a Gesamtheit der Veranstaltungen, Darbietungen eines Theaters, Kinos, des Fernsehens, Rundfunks o. Ä. das erste Programm eines Senders | ein Programm ausstrahlen | das Kabarett bringt ein neues Programm | eine Oper in das Programm aufnehmen | die Weltmeisterschaft wird im zweiten Programm übertragen b [vorgesehener ] Ablauf [einer Reihe ] von Darbietungen (bei einer Aufführung, einer Veranstaltung, einem Fest o. Ä.) ein erlesenes Programm | das Programm läuft, rollt reibungslos ab | das Programm einer Tagung ändern c vorgesehener Ablauf, die nach einem Plan genau festgelegten Einzelheiten eines Vorhabens wie sieht mein Programm (Tagesablauf ) [für ] heute aus? nach Programm so, wie man es sich vorgestellt hat, wie zu erwarten war d festzulegende Folge, programmierbarer Ablauf von Arbeitsgängen 1 einer Maschine die Waschmaschine schließen und das gewünschte Programm einstellen 2 Blatt, Heft, das über eine Veranstaltung [und ihren vorgesehenen Ablauf ] informiert was kostet ein Programm ? | die Darsteller werden im Programm genannt auf jemandes /auf dem Programm stehen beabsichtigt, geplant sein 3 Gesamtheit von Konzeptionen, Grundsätzen, die zur Erreichung eines bestimmten Zieles dienen das Programm einer Partei | ein Programm zur Bekämpfung des Hungers in der Dritten Welt | ein Programm entwickeln 4 EDV Folge von Anweisungen für eine Anlage zur elektronischen Datenverarbeitung zur Lösung einer bestimmten Aufgabe ein Programm schreiben | dem Computer ein Programm eingeben 5 Wirtschaft Angebot 2 an Artikeln, Waren, Produkten o. Ä. das neue Programm unserer Polstermöbel

Programmabfolge

Pro gramm ab fol ge Substantiv, feminin , die |Progr a mmabfolge |Abfolge der Teile, Darbietungen usw. eines Programms 1b

Programmablauf

Pro gramm ab lauf Substantiv, maskulin , der |Progr a mmablauf |Programmabfolge

Programmanbieter

Pro gramm an bie ter Substantiv, maskulin , der |Progr a mmanbieter |Anbieter eines Programms 1a 1a, 4 , von Programmen

Programmanbieterin

Pro gramm an bie te rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Progr a mmanbieterin |weibliche Form zu Programmanbieter

Programmänderung

Pro gramm än de rung Substantiv, feminin , die |Progr a mmänderung |Änderung des Programms besonders 1 a, b

Programmangebot

Pro gramm an ge bot Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Progr a mmangebot |Angebot einer Fernseh- oder Rundfunkanstalt an Programmen 1a

Programmanzeiger

Pro gramm an zei ger Substantiv, maskulin , der |Progr a mmanzeiger |

Programmatik

Pro gram ma tik Substantiv, feminin bildungssprachlich , die |Programm a tik österreichisch auch …ˈmat …|die Programmatik; Genitiv: der Programmatik, Plural: die Programmatiken Plural selten Zielsetzung, Zielvorstellung die Programmatik der Partei neu gestalten

Programmatiker

Pro gram ma ti ker Substantiv, maskulin , der |Programm a tiker |griechisch-neulateinisch jemand, der ein Programm 3 aufstellt oder erläutert

Programmatikerin

Pro gram ma ti ke rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Programm a tikerin |weibliche Form zu Programmatiker

programmatisch

pro gram ma tisch Adjektiv bildungssprachlich |programm a tisch österreichisch auch …ˈmat …|1 einem Programm 3 , einem Grundsatz entsprechend programmatische Beschlüsse 2 richtungweisend, zielsetzend

Programmbeirat

Pro gramm bei rat Substantiv, maskulin , der |Progr a mmbeirat |(bei bestimmten Rundfunkanstalten ) Gremium zur Beratung bzw. Kontrolle des Intendanten, der Intendantin

Programmbereich

Pro gramm be reich Substantiv, maskulin , der |Progr a mmbereich |Bereich eines Unternehmens, der für ein bestimmtes Programm 5 oder einen Teil des Programms zuständig ist

Programmbibliothek

Pro gramm bi b lio thek Substantiv, feminin EDV , die |Progr a mmbibliothek |Gesamtheit mehrerer häufig verwendeter, mit Namen versehener Programme 4 oder Programmteile, die in einer Datei zusammengefasst sind

Programmchef

Pro gramm chef Substantiv, maskulin , der |Progr a mmchef |Programmdirektor

Programmchefin

Pro gramm che fin Substantiv, feminin , die |Progr a mmchefin |weibliche Form zu Programmchef

Programmcode

Pro gramm code , Pro gramm kode Substantiv, maskulin EDV , der Programmkode |Progr a mmcode Progr a mmkode |Quellcode

Programmdirektor

Pro gramm di rek tor Substantiv, maskulin , der |Progr a mmdirektor |jemand, der für das Programm 1a eines Fernseh-, Rundfunksenders verantwortlich ist

Programmdirektorin

Pro gramm di rek to rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Progr a mmdirektorin |weibliche Form zu Programmdirektor

Programmentwurf

Pro gramm ent wurf Substantiv, maskulin , der |Progr a mmentwurf |Entwurf eines Programms 3

Programmfolge

Pro gramm fol ge Substantiv, feminin , die |Progr a mmfolge |

programmfüllend

pro gramm fül lend Adjektiv |progr a mmfüllend |(besonders von Filmen ) abendfüllend

Programmfüller

Pro gramm fül ler Substantiv, maskulin Fernsehen , der |Progr a mmfüller |Kurzfilm, der eingesetzt werden kann, um Lücken im Programm 1a zu füllen

programmgemäß

pro gramm ge mäß Adjektiv |progr a mmgemäß |dem Programm 1c , einer bestimmten Vorstellung entsprechend, wie erwartet, wie vorgesehen ein programmgemäßer Beginn

Programmgestaltung

Pro gramm ge stal tung Substantiv, feminin , die |Progr a mmgestaltung |Gestaltung des Programms 1a 1a, b

programmgesteuert

pro gramm ge steu ert Adjektiv EDV |progr a mmgesteuert |(von einem Computer o. Ä.) durch ein Programm 4 gesteuert, mit Programmsteuerung arbeitend

Programmheft

Pro gramm heft Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Progr a mmheft |Heft, das über eine Veranstaltung [und ihren vorgesehenen Ablauf ] informiert

Programmhinweis

Pro gramm hin weis Substantiv, maskulin , der |Progr a mmhinweis |(im Fernsehen, Rundfunk ) Hinweis auf Sendungen des für die nächsten Stunden oder Tage vorgesehenen Programms

programmierbar

pro gram mier bar Adjektiv |programm ie rbar |sich programmieren lassend ein programmierbarer Taschenrechner

programmieren

pro gram mie ren schwaches Verb |programm ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « 1 nach einem Programm 3 ansetzen, (im Ablauf ) festlegen 2 unter Einfluss von englisch to programme EDV ein Programm 4 für einen Computer, eine computergesteuerte Anlage o. Ä. aufstellen; einem Computer Instruktionen eingeben programmieren lernen 3 von vornherein auf etwas festlegen die Fußballmannschaft ist auf Erfolg programmiert

Programmierer

Pro gram mie rer Substantiv, maskulin , der |Programm ie rer |der Programmierer; Genitiv: des Programmierers, Plural: die Programmierer Person, die programmiert Berufsbezeichnung

Programmiererin

Pro gram mie re rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Programm ie rerin |weibliche Form zu Programmierer

Programmierkenntnis

Pro gram mier kennt nis Substantiv, feminin , die |Programm ie rkenntnis |Kenntnis, Fähigkeit im Programmieren 2

Programmiersprache

Pro gram mier spra che Substantiv, feminin EDV , die |Programm ie rsprache |System von Wörtern und Symbolen, die zur Formulierung von Programmen 4 für die elektronische Datenverarbeitung verwendet werden

Programmierung

Pro gram mie rung Substantiv, feminin , die |Programm ie rung |die Programmierung; Genitiv: der Programmierung, Plural: die Programmierungen das Programmieren

Programmkino

Pro gramm ki no Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Progr a mmkino |Kino, in dem nach bestimmten Gesichtspunkten ausgewählte Filme gezeigt werden, die in den üblichen Kinos meist nicht [mehr ] zu sehen sind

programmlich

pro gramm lich Adjektiv |progr a mmlich |das Programm 1a 1a, b betreffend die programmliche Vielfalt, Ausrichtung des Senders | der programmliche Höhepunkt des Abends | das Musikfestival soll programmlich ausgebaut werden

Programmmacher

Pro gramm ma cher , Pro gramm-Ma cher Substantiv, maskulin Jargon , der Programm-Macher |Progr a mmmacher Progr a mm-Macher |Programmdirektor die Programmmacher müssen sich am Publikumsgeschmack orientieren

Programmmacherin

Pro gramm ma che rin , Pro gramm-Ma che rin Substantiv, feminin , die Programm-Macherin |Progr a mmmacherin Progr a mm-Macherin |weibliche Form zu Programmmacher , Programm-Macher

programmmäßig

pro gramm mä ßig Adjektiv umgangssprachlich |progr a mmmäßig |programmgemäß

Programmmusik

Pro gramm mu sik, Pro gramm-Mu sik Substantiv, feminin , die Programm-Musik |Progr a mmmusik Progr a mm-Musik |Instrumentalmusik, die eine Thematik, Vorstellungen, Erlebnisse des Komponisten o. Ä. musikalisch auszudeuten sucht [und über deren außermusikalischen Inhalt der Komponist (im Titel ) Auskunft gibt ]

Programmpaket

Pro gramm pa ket Substantiv, Neutrum EDV , das |Progr a mmpaket |Softwarepaket

Programmplanung

Pro gramm pla nung Substantiv, feminin , die |Progr a mmplanung |Planung des Programms 1a 1a, b, 5

Programmpunkt

Pro gramm punkt Substantiv, maskulin , der |Progr a mmpunkt | Punkt 4 eines Programms diesen Programmpunkt abschließen

Programmschwerpunkt

Pro gramm schwer punkt Substantiv, maskulin , der |Progr a mmschwerpunkt |Schwerpunkt, wichtigster Punkt eines Programms 1a 1a, b, 3, 5

Programmstart

Pro gramm start Substantiv, maskulin , der |Progr a mmstart |Start eines Programms 1a 1a, b, d, 4, 5

Programmsteuerung

Pro gramm steu e rung Substantiv, feminin EDV , die |Progr a mmsteuerung |automatische Steuerung eines Geräts durch ein Programm 4

Programmteil

Pro gramm teil Substantiv, maskulin , der |Progr a mmteil |Teil eines Programms 1a 1a, b, 3, 4, 5

Programmvorschau

Pro gramm vor schau Substantiv, feminin , die |Progr a mmvorschau | vgl. Programmhinweis

Programmzeitschrift

Pro gramm zeit schrift Substantiv, feminin , die |Progr a mmzeitschrift |Zeitschrift, die die Programme 1a [des Hörfunks und ] des Fernsehens enthält

progredient

pro gre di ent Adjektiv |progredi e nt | progressiv

Progredienz

Pro gre di enz Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Progredi e nz |die Progredienz; Genitiv: der Progredienz lateinisch-neulateinisch das Fortschreiten, zunehmende Verschlimmerung einer Krankheit

Progress

Pro gress Substantiv, maskulin bildungssprachlich , der |Progr e ss |der Progress; Genitiv: des Progresses, Plural: die Progresse lateinisch progressus, zu: progressum, 2. Partizip von: progredi = fortschreiten das Fortschreiten; Fortgang

Progression

Pro gres si on Substantiv, feminin , die |Progressi o n |die Progression; Genitiv: der Progression, Plural: die Progressionen 1 lateinisch progressio bildungssprachlich das Fortschreiten, Weiterentwicklung; [stufenweise ] Steigerung 2 Mathematik veraltend Reihe 3 Steuerwesen (bei der Einkommensteuer ) Zunahme des Steuersatzes bei wachsender Bemessungsgrundlage

Progressismus

Pro gres sis mus Substantiv, maskulin bildungssprachlich, oft abwertend , der Progressivismus |Progress i smus |französisch progressisme [übertriebene ] Fortschrittlichkeit

Progressist

Pro gres sist Substantiv, maskulin , der Progressivist |Progress i st |lateinisch (-französisch )-neulateinisch Fortschrittler; Anhänger einer Fortschrittspartei

Progressistin

Pro gres sis tin Substantiv, feminin , die Progressivistin |Progress i stin |weibliche Form zu Progressist

progressistisch

pro gres sis tisch Adjektiv selten |progress i stisch |[übertrieben ] fortschrittlich

progressiv

pro gres siv Adjektiv bildungssprachlich |progress i v |französisch progressif, zu: progrès = das Fortschreiten < lateinisch progressus =Fortgang, Fortschreiten 1 fortschrittlich eine progressive Konzeption 2 sich in einem bestimmten Verhältnis allmählich steigernd, entwickelnd eine progressive Gehirnlähmung

Progressive Jazz

Pro gres sive Jazz Substantiv, maskulin , der |prəˈgrɛsɪv ˈdʒæz |der Progressive Jazz; Genitiv: des Progressive Jazz englisch progressive jazz = fortschrittlicher Jazz Richtung des Jazz, die eine Synthese mit der europäischen Musik anstrebt; orchestraler Jazz

Progressivismus

Pro gres si vis mus Substantiv, maskulin bildungssprachlich , der Progressismus |Progressiv i smus |der Progressivismus; Genitiv: des Progressivismus wohl nach englisch progressivism [übertriebene ] Fortschrittlichkeit

Progressivist

Pro gres si vist Substantiv, maskulin , der Progressist |Progressiv i st |lateinisch (-französisch )-neulateinisch Fortschrittler; Anhänger einer Fortschrittspartei

Progressivistin

Pro gres si vis tin Substantiv, feminin , die Progressistin |Progressiv i stin |die Progressivistin; Genitiv: der Progressivistin, Plural: die Progressivistinnen weibliche Form zu Progressist

Progressivsteuer

Pro gres siv steu er Substantiv, feminin Steuerwesen , die |Progress i vsteuer |Steuer, deren Sätze entsprechend dem zu besteuernden Einkommen, Vermögen o. Ä. ansteigen

Progymnasium

Pro gym na si um Substantiv, Neutrum früher , das |Pr o gymnasium |das Progymnasium; Genitiv: des Progymnasiums, Plural: die Progymnasien griechisch-neulateinisch meist sechsklassiges Gymnasium ohne Oberstufe

French Dictionary

progéniture

progéniture n. f. nom féminin plaisanterie Les enfants, par rapport aux parents. SYNONYME descendance .

progestatif

progestatif , ive adj. et n. m. médecine Se dit de la progestérone et des substances qui lui sont apparentées. : Des hormones progestatives. médecine Substances naturelles ou médicamenteuses apparentées à la progestérone. : Ce produit libère en continu de faibles doses d ’œstrogène et de progestatif, deux hormones couramment utilisées dans les contraceptifs oraux.

progestérone

progestérone n. f. nom féminin Hormone produite par l ’ovaire.

progiciel

progiciel n. m. nom masculin informatique Ensemble complet et documenté de programmes conçu pour être fourni à plusieurs utilisateurs, en vue d ’une même application ou d ’une même fonction. : Un progiciel de gestion des approvisionnements. Note Technique Ce nom provient de la fusion des mots produit et logiciel.

prognathe

prognathe adj. adjectif didactique Se dit d ’une personne dont la mâchoire inférieure est proéminente. Prononciation Les lettres gn se prononcent distinctement, [prɔgnat ] Note Orthographique prognat h e.

programmable

programmable adj. adjectif Qui peut être programmé. : Une cafetière programmable qui prépare le café à 7 h tous les matins.

programmateur

programmateur programmatrice n. m. f. féminin et nom masculin Personne chargée d ’établir la programmation (de films, de spectacles, d ’émissions ). Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec programmeur, programmeuse, personne qui établit un programme informatique.

programmation

programmation n. f. nom féminin 1 informatique Élaboration d ’un programme informatique, d ’un logiciel. 2 Organisation des programmes (cinéma, radio, télévision, etc. ). : La programmation d ’automne d ’un réseau de télévision.

programme

programme n. m. nom masculin 1 Ensemble des matières d ’un cours. : L ’écologie est au programme du secondaire. 2 Énumération des éléments d ’un spectacle, d ’un concert, d ’un évènement. : Demandez le programme! 3 Ensemble des émissions, des films, etc. , qui seront présentés au cours d ’une période. : À la télévision, le programme de la soirée est intéressant: il y a plusieurs émissions que j ’aime. 4 Ligne d ’action. : Le programme d ’un parti écologique. Cette réforme est au programme (et non à l ’*agenda ) du gouvernement. FORME FAUTIVE programme. Anglicisme au sens de émission (de télévision, de radio ). Note Technique En français, le mot programme désigne un ensemble d ’émissions, de films présentés au cours d ’une période. Le programme d ’été d ’un cinéma.

Programme des Nations Unies pour le développement

Programme des Nations Unies pour le développement désignation Sigle PNUD (s ’écrit avec ou sans points ).

programmer

programmer v. tr. verbe transitif 1 Établir un programme, inclure dans la programmation. : Programmer une série de conférences, une émission radiophonique, un film. 2 informatique Élaborer un programme informatique, technique, etc. : À la maison, tout le monde, sauf papa, sait programmer le magnétoscope. 3 Organiser à l ’avance. : Nous avons programmé une escalade de la montagne, si le temps le permet. SYNONYME prévoir . aimer

programmeur

programmeur programmeuse n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin informatique Personne qui établit un programme informatique, un logiciel. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec programmateur, programmatrice, personne chargée d ’établir la programmation (de films, de spectacles, d ’émissions ).

progrès

progrès n. m. nom masculin Développement, avancement. : Ève a fait de grands progrès en dessin. Des progrès dans le traitement de certains cancers. Note Orthographique progr ès.

progresser

progresser v. intr. verbe intransitif 1 Faire des progrès. : Notre étude progresse. SYNONYME avancer . Note Technique En ce sens, le verbe peut avoir un sens favorable ou défavorable. Le mal a progressé et d ’autres organes sont atteints. 2 S ’améliorer. : Simon a progressé en mathématiques. aimer

progressif

progressif , ive adj. adjectif 1 Qui suit une progression. : Un taux d ’imposition progressif. ANTONYME dégressif . 2 Qui évolue peu à peu. : Une modification progressive de l ’opinion. SYNONYME graduel .

progression

progression n. f. nom féminin 1 Accroissement graduel. : La progression des connaissances est constante. ANTONYME régression . 2 Avance progressive. : La progression des alpinistes vers le sommet de l ’Everest.

progressiste

progressiste adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin Partisan d ’une doctrine politique axée sur le progrès social. : Une politique progressiste. Des progressistes convaincus.

progressivement

progressivement adv. adverbe D ’une manière progressive. : Ils établissent progressivement les modalités de leur collaboration. SYNONYME graduellement ; pas à pas ; petit à petit ; peu à peu .

Spanish Dictionary

progenie

progenie nombre femenino 1 Ascendencia familiar de una persona :procede de una ilustre progenie .SINÓNIMO progenitura .2 Descendencia o conjunto de hijos de una persona .SINÓNIMO progenitura .

progenitor, -ra

progenitor, -ra nombre masculino y femenino 1 Padre o madre biológicos de una persona :si uno de los contrayentes es huérfano de padre o madre, el progenitor que le viva figura solamente indicando su condición de viudo o viuda .2 Pariente en línea recta ascendente .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xv ) del latín progenitor , progenitoris, derivado de progignere ‘engendrar ’. De la familia etimológica de engendrar (V.).

progenitura

progenitura nombre femenino Progenie .

progestágeno

progestágeno nombre masculino med Sustancia de acción semejante a la progesterona sobre la mucosa del útero, pero que en dosis elevadas puede alterar la consistencia de esta, por lo que se usa en anticonceptivos .

progesterona

progesterona nombre femenino Hormona sexual que segrega el ovario femenino y la placenta, y que tiene la función de preparar el útero para la recepción del huevo fecundado .

proglotis

proglotis nombre femenino Cada uno de los segmentos del tronco de las tenias y otros gusanos cestodos :el cuerpo de los cestodos está formado por el escólex (cabeza y órganos de fijación al ser al que parasita ) y multitud de proglotis .El plural es proglotis .

prognatismo

prognatismo nombre masculino Característica de la persona o animal que es prognato .

prognato, -ta

prognato, -ta adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino 1 [persona ] Que tiene las mandíbulas salientes .2 zool Que tiene las partes bucales prominentes .

prognosis

prognosis nombre femenino Conocimiento anticipado de algún suceso, especialmente del tiempo meteorológico .

programa

programa nombre masculino 1 Proyecto o planificación ordenada de las distintas partes o actividades que componen algo que se va a realizar :programa de actividades de un hotel; programa de trabajo de una empresa .2 Exposición o declaración previa de las cosas que se van a realizar en una determinada materia :programa electoral de un partido político .3 Sistema y distribución de las materias que forman una asignatura o un curso escolar :el programa escolar recoge los temas que los alumnos estudiarán durante el curso .SINÓNIMO temario .4 Anuncio o exposición de los distintos puntos o partes que componen una celebración o un espectáculo :el concejal elaboró el programa de fiestas del pueblo; ya está elaborado el programa de ópera de este año .5 Escrito en el que figura este proyecto, esta exposición, este sistema y este anuncio :consulta el programa para ver qué actividad se celebra a continuación .6 Emisión independiente y con un tema propio que retransmite una emisora de radio o un canal de televisión :la televisión ofrece programas informativos, culturales, deportivos y de ocio .7 Conjunto de operaciones que realizan automáticamente algunas máquinas :he comprado un lavavajillas que tiene un programa para lavar pocos platos .8 Conjunto de instrucciones detalladas y codificadas que se dan a una computadora para que realice o ejecute determinadas operaciones :un programa de tratamiento de textos; un programa de cálculo .9 Arg, Urug coloquial Relación amorosa ocasional e informal :casi seguro tenía un programa para este fin de semana, porque no quiso salir con nosotros .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xviii ) del griego prógramma, derivado de prográphein ‘anunciar por escrito ’ y este de gráphein ‘escribir ’. De la familia etimológica de gráfico (V.).

programación

programación nombre femenino 1 Acción de programar :la programación de la enseñanza; la programación de este año incluye "La Traviata " y "Turandot ".2 Conjunto de programas que se retransmiten por radio o televisión :según el director del ente, la televisión pública albergará durante esta etapa una programación de entretenimiento .3 Acción de programar una computadora :Ernest W. Adams, uno de los hackers más conocidos de Estados Unidos, definía la programación de computadoras afirmando que era “algo así como jugar a ser Dios ”. VÉASE parrilla de programación .

programador, -ra

programador, -ra adjetivo 1 Que programa :el afán programador del hombre .2 nombre masculino y femenino Persona que se dedica a elaborar programas informáticos .3 Persona que establece o planifica la programación de una emisora de radio, un canal de televisión, una sala de cine, un teatro, etc. :este año los programadores televisivos han encontrado un nuevo filón en las películas españolas; los programadores de las diferentes cadenas se interesan por el perfil de sus seguidores .4 nombre masculino Dispositivo que permite programar una máquina o un aparato :el programador hace que la cafetera se encienda a la hora fijada, lo que me permite tener el café caliente cuando me levanto; algunos hornos y otros electrodomésticos contienen programador .

programar

programar verbo transitivo 1 Establecer o planificar el programa de una serie de actividades :este año, además de básquetbol, se programarán diversas actividades, haciendo especial hincapié en la práctica de otros deportes como el voleibol o la natación .2 Dar las instrucciones necesarias a una máquina para que realice su función de manera automática :programar la lavadora; programar el video .3 verbo transitivo /verbo intransitivo Elaborar y aplicar programas informáticos para una computadora :está haciendo un cursillo para aprender a programar .

programático, -ca

programático, -ca adjetivo Del programa o relacionado con él :una declaración programática; tienen la voluntad de llegar a un amplio consenso programático que evite aspectos de mayor carácter ideológico .

progre

progre adjetivo /nombre común 1 coloquial [persona ] Que tiene ideas progresistas y tiene un concepto de la vida avanzado e innovador :intelectuales progres; era el prototipo del personaje progre de aquellos años: pelo largo, barba descuidada, pantalón vaquero y un bolso de artesanía indígena lleno de libros .2 adjetivo Que es propio o característico de estas personas :un semanario progre; una indumentaria progre .

progresar

progresar verbo intransitivo 1 Experimentar [una persona o una cosa ] un progreso, una mejora o un avance :la técnica progresa; el aliento para que un niño progrese debe venir del reconocimiento de su esfuerzo por parte de la escuela y la familia; los nuevos logros científicos y técnicos hacen progresar a la medicina .2 Experimentar [una sociedad ] un desarrollo continuo, gradual y generalizado en el aspecto económico, social, moral, etc. :para que un país progrese se necesita mano de obra .3 Avanzar o ir hacia adelante [una persona o el desarrollo de una acción ]:conforme progresa la acción, el narrador de la novela pierde el control de la narración .

progresía

progresía nombre femenino col. desp. Conjunto de progres o grupo social formado por ellos :entre los últimos presidentes estadounidenses, Kennedy fue uno de los más admirados por la progresía .

progresión

progresión nombre femenino 1 Acción de avanzar o de proseguir :la progresión del relato; la progresión histórica .2 Serie o sucesión de cosas no interrumpida .3 mat Serie de números o de términos matemáticos entre los cuales hay una ley de formación constante .progresión aritmética mat Progresión en que cada término se obtiene sumando al anterior un número fijo llamado diferencia de la progresión :la serie de números ‘1, 3, 5, 7, 9 ’ forma una progresión aritmética cuya diferencia es 2 .progresión geométrica mat Progresión en que cada término se obtiene multiplicando el anterior por un número fijo llamado razón de la progresión :la serie de números ‘1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 ’ forma una progresión geométrica cuya razón es 2 .4 mús Sucesión de dos o más acordes .

progresismo

progresismo nombre masculino 1 Ideología y doctrina que defiende y busca el desarrollo y el progreso de la sociedad en todos los ámbitos y especialmente en el político -social .2 Movimiento político que defiende esta ideología :crearon un partido de centro que se nutrió de la derecha del progresismo y de la izquierda del partido moderado .

progresista

progresista adjetivo 1 Del progresismo o relacionado con esta ideología y doctrina :ideas progresistas; principios progresistas .2 [partido político, movimiento político ] Que defiende la ideología del progresismo :en el Gobierno podrían participar las fuerzas progresistas .3 adjetivo /nombre común [persona ] Que es partidario de la ideología del progresismo :numerosos cristianos de base y progresistas se organizaron en grupos desde los cuales llevaban a cabo una crítica a la dictadura .

progresividad

progresividad nombre femenino Cualidad de progresivo :la progresividad del sistema tributario; la progresividad fiscal .

progresivo, -va

progresivo, -va adjetivo 1 Que avanza o progresa .2 Que progresa o aumenta en cantidad o en perfección :una disminución progresiva; el siglo xx supone una progresiva institucionalización de toda la actividad científica .

progreso

progreso nombre masculino 1 Mejora o avance que experimenta una persona o una cosa hacia un estado mejor, más avanzado o más desarrollado :John ha hecho muchos progresos hablando español; en la bolsa venezolana flota desde hace varios días una sensación de progreso alcista; con la aplicación de la máquina de vapor a la navegación y los progresos en ingeniería naval, los transportes marítimos se multiplicaron .2 Desarrollo continuo, gradual y generalizado de una sociedad en los aspectos económico, social, moral, científico, cultural, etc. :la invención del alfabeto puede considerarse uno de los grandes acontecimientos del progreso humano; el predominio de la razón en el siglo xviii hizo posible el progreso de la ciencia y de la técnica .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xvi ) del latín progressus, derivado de progredi ‘caminar adelante ’. De la familia etimológica de agredir (V.).

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

progenitor

pro gen i tor /proʊdʒénətə r /名詞 C ｟かたく｠1 〘生物〙(人動物の )祖先, 先祖 .2 先駆者, 創始者, 生みの親 .3 原型 .

progeny

prog e ny /prɑ́dʒ (ə )ni |prɔ́dʒ -/名詞 U 〖複数扱い〗1 ｟かたく｠(人動物の )子孫 ; ｟やや古 /おどけて｠〖通例one 's ～〗子供たち ; 後継者 .2 (物事の )結果, 所産 ; 模型, コピー .

progesterone

pro ges ter one /proʊdʒéstəròʊn /名詞 U 〘生化〙プロゲステロン, 黄体ホルモン〘女性雌性ホルモンの一種〙.

prognathous

prog na thous /prɑ́ɡnəθəs, prɑɡnéɪ -|prɔ́ɡ -/形容詞〘解剖〙あごの突き出た, 突顎（とつがく）の .

prognosis

prog no sis /prɑɡnóʊsəs |prɔɡ -/名詞複 -ses /-siːz /C ｟かたく｠1 〘医〙(医者などによる ) (病気の )予後, (経過 )予測 (→diagnosis ).2 (情報経験に基づく ) «…に関する » 予知, 予断 «of » .

prognosticate

prog nos ti cate /prɑɡnɑ́stɪkèɪt |prɔɡnɔ́s -/動詞他動詞｟かたく｠1 〖～ A /that節〗A […ということ ]を (前兆きざしで )予知 [予言, 予断 ]する .2 …の徴候を示す, 予示する .prog n ó s ti c à tor /-tə r /名詞 C ｟かたく｠予言者 .

prognostication

prog n ò s ti c á tion 名詞 C U ｟かたく｠1 予測, 予言, 予知 (→prediction ).2 前兆, 徴候 .

program

pro gram ｟英｠pro gramme /próʊɡræm / (! 強勢は第1音節; pro-は /proʊ /) 〖pro (前もって ) gram (書くこと )〗名詞複～s /-z /C 1 «…するための /…のための » (政府企業個人の )計画 , 企画 , 予定 «to do /for » ▸ a manned space program 有人宇宙計画 ▸ under the government program 政府の計画のもとで 2 «…に関する » (テレビラジオなどの )番組 ; 放送予定表 «on , about » ▸ What's your favorite television program ?好きなテレビ番組は何ですか 3 ｟米｠(特定の教育訓練のための )プログラム , 教育課程 , カリキュラム ▸ a management training program 管理者訓練プログラム 4 〘コンピュ〙プログラム (software ) (!この意味では｟英｠でもしばしばprogram ) ▸ use a new computer program 新しいコンピュータプログラムを使う 5 (劇コンサートなどの )プログラム , 内容紹介の冊子 ; 演目 , 出しもの .6 (洗濯機などの )一連の作業 , 行程 , コース .g è t with the pr ó gram ｟米くだけた話｠よく注意してかかる, 心して取り組む, 決められたことをする .動詞～s /-z /; ～ed , ｟英 /時に米｠～med /-d /; ～ing , ｟英 /時に米｠～ming 他動詞 1 «…するように » 〈機械〉をセットする, 〈コンピュータ IC 〉にプログラムする «to do » (!コンピュータ関連などでは｟米｠でも～med, ～mingを用いることが多い ) ▸ He programmed his VCR to record the show .彼はその番組を録画するようにビデオをセットした 2 〖通例be ～ed 〗(遺伝的社会的に ) «…するように » (前もって )仕組まれている «to do » ▸ Human beings are genetically programed to use language .人間には言語使用能力が遺伝的に組み込まれている 3 …を計画する , …する予定になっている .自動詞 «…で » (コンピュータの )プログラムを書く «with » .～̀ dir é ctor (テレビラジオの )番組編成局長 .～̀ (m )ed c ó urse プログラム化された学習課程 .～̀ (m )ed l é arning [instr ú ction ]プログラム学習 .～́ m ù sic 標題音楽〘音で光景心情物語などを描く〙.

programer

pr ó gram er 名詞｟米｠＝programmer .

programmable

pr ó gram ma ble 形容詞比較なし〈機械などが〉 (指定通りに )プログラム化可能な, コンピュータ制御可能な .

programmatic

pro gram mat ic /pròʊɡrəmǽtɪk /形容詞比較なし｟かたく｠〖名詞の前で〗計画 [プログラム ]に従った .

programme

pro gramme /próʊɡræm /名詞動詞｟英｠＝program .

programmer

pr ó gram mer ｟米でまた｠-gram er 名詞 C 1 〘コンピュ〙プログラマー .2 (テレビラジオの )番組編成者 .

programming

pr ó gram ming ｟米でまた｠-gram ing 名詞 U 1 〘コンピュ〙プログラム作成, プログラミング .2 (テレビラジオの )番組編成作業 ; (編成された )番組 .～̀ l á nguage 〘コンピュ〙プログラム言語 .

progress

prog ress /prɑ́ɡrəs |prə́ʊɡres / (! 動詞と名詞で発音強勢が異なるので注意 ) 〖pro (前へ )gress (進む )〗(名 )progression, (形 )progressive 名詞複～es /-ɪz /1 U «…の » 進歩 , 発展 , 上達 , 向上 «in , with » (→advance コーパスの窓 )▸ technological progress 科学技術の進歩 ▸ Al is making good progress in [with ] Japanese .アルは日本語の力がどんどんついてきている (╳ … making a good progress …としない )2 U «…に関する /…に向けての » 進展 , 進捗（しんちよく）, 進み具合 ; 成り行き «of , on /toward » ; 進行 , 前進 ▸ in progress 進行中で [の ]▸ steady progress on human rights [toward peace ]人権に関する [平和に向けての ]着実な前進 ▸ make slow progress ゆっくりと進む 3 C ｟古｠(国王王妃の )巡幸 , 行幸 .動詞 /prəɡrés / (!分綴はpro gress ) ～es /-ɪz /; ～ed /-t /; ～ing 自動詞 1 «…にまで » 進歩する , 発展 [上達 , 向上 ]する «to » ▸ Our friendship progressed to a high level of intimacy .私たちの友情はより親密な段階へと進んだ 2 〈出来事が〉進展する , はかどる ; 〈病気が〉快方に向かう ; 〈時間が〉経過する ▸ The work is progressing gradually .仕事はゆっくりと進んでいる 3 (ゆっくりと )前進する ▸ progress along the street 通りを進む 4 【次のものへ】移る «to » ▸ progress to a new company 新しい会社へと転職する他動詞 …を進める, 前進させる .～́ rep ò rt 中間報告 .

progression

pro gres sion /prəɡréʃ (ə )n /名詞 U C 1 «…から /…への » 進歩 , 進展 , 発展 (development ) «from /to » ▸ a natural progression from A Aからの当然の成り行き 2 進行 , 前進 .3 ｟かたく｠(出来事などの )連続 , 連鎖 .

progressive

pro gres sive /prəɡrésɪv /→progress 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〈人政治などが〉進歩的な , 革新的な (↔conservative ); 〘米史〙〖P- 〗進歩党の ; 〘教育〙(児童の自主性を重視する )進歩主義の ▸ a progressive policy 進歩的な政策 2 比較なし〖通例名詞の前で〗漸進的な , 徐々に起こる〈変化など〉(gradual ); 累進的な〈税率など〉; 〘医〙進行性の ; 相手を順次変えていく〈トランプダンス〉.3 比較なし〖名詞の前で〗前衛的な〈音楽〉.4 比較なし〖名詞の前で〗〘文法〙進行形 [相 ]の .名詞 C 1 進歩 [革新 ]主義者 (↔conservative ).2 〖P- 〗〘米史〙進歩党員 .3 〖the ～〗〘文法〙進行形 (progressive form ).～̀ t á x 累進税 .～ly 副詞漸進的に, 次第に .～ness 名詞 U 進歩性 .