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PLANNING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("planning" is a kind of...):
design; designing (the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "planning"):
city planning; town planning; urban planning (determining and drawing up plans for the future physical arrangement and condition of a community)
Derivation:
plan (make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
Example:
the planning was more fun than the trip itself
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("planning" is a kind of...):
preparation; readying (the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "planning"):
birth control; birth prevention; family planning (limiting the number of children born)
programing; programming; scheduling (setting an order and time for planned events)
Derivation:
plan (make plans for something)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening
Example:
his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties
Synonyms:
planning; preparation; provision
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("planning" is a kind of...):
cerebration; intellection; mentation; thinking; thought; thought process (the process of using your mind to consider something carefully)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "planning"):
agreement; arrangement (the thing arranged or agreed to)
applecart (the planning that is disrupted when someone 'upsets the applecart')
malice aforethought; mens rea ((law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials)
calculation; deliberation (planning something carefully and intentionally)
forethought; premeditation (planning or plotting in advance of acting)
Derivation:
plan (make or work out a plan for; devise)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb plan
Context examples:
Whereas responses in another brain area called the ventral striatum have been linked to reward processes, the dorsal striatum has been implicated in planning, motor (movement) processing, and habit learning.
(Study in Teens Shows Brain Responses to Rewards Linked to Pain Sensitivity, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The findings could have important implications for planning and public health policy, and suggest that tree planting could play a role in reducing the effects of air pollution from cars.
(Asthma Attacks Reduced in Tree-Lined Urban Neighborhoods, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
People with BPD have problems with relationships, family and work life, long-term planning, and self-identity.
(Borderline personality disorder, NCI Dictionary)
In the current trial, researchers enrolled 2,370 couples planning infertility treatments in four U.S. cities and their surrounding areas.
(Zinc, folic acid supplement does not improve male fertility, National Institutes of Health)
NASA currently is planning to return astronauts to the Moon by 2024, laying the foundation that will eventually enable human exploration of Mars.
(NASA's InSight Detects First Likely 'Quake' on Mars, NASA)
Along with meal planning and physical activity, diabetes pills help people with type 2 diabetes or gestational diabetes keep their blood glucose levels on target.
(Diabetes Medicines, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
A component of the NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH concerned with research, overall planning, promoting, and administering mental health programs and research.
(National Institute of Mental Health, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) Does the patient believe that he/she is in danger (NPI) that others are planning to hurt him/her?
(NPI - He/She is in Danger, NCI Thesaurus)
A proprietary DICOM-compliant treatment planning software system.
(Nucletron Oncentra, NCI Thesaurus)
A treatment planning approach in which a number of doctors who are experts in different specialties (disciplines) review and discuss the medical condition and treatment options of a patient.
(Multidisciplinary opinion, NCI Dictionary)
