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Development

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Definitions for Development

noun
act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
Examples
  1. he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency
  2. they funded research and development
noun
a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
Synonyms
evolution
Examples
  1. the development of his ideas took many years
  2. the evolution of Greek civilization
  3. the slow development of her skill as a writer
noun
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically
Synonyms
growth growing maturation ontogeny ontogenesis
Examples
  1. a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
  2. he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children
noun
a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation
Examples
  1. recent developments in Iraq
  2. what a revolting development!
noun
the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
Synonyms
exploitation
Examples
  1. the development of Alaskan resources
  2. the exploitation of copper deposits
noun
a district that has been developed to serve some purpose
Examples
  1. such land is practical for small park developments
noun
a state in which things are improving
Examples
  1. the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess)
  2. after he saw the latest development he changed his mind and became a supporter
  3. in chess your should take care of your development before moving your queen
noun
processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible
Synonyms
developing
Examples
  1. the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours
noun
(music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated
noun
act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
Examples
  1. he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency
  2. they funded research and development
noun
a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
Synonyms
evolution
Examples
  1. the development of his ideas took many years
  2. the evolution of Greek civilization
  3. the slow development of her skill as a writer
noun
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically
Synonyms
growth growing maturation ontogeny ontogenesis
Examples
  1. a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
  2. he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children
noun
a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation
Examples
  1. recent developments in Iraq
  2. what a revolting development!
noun
the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
Synonyms
exploitation
Examples
  1. the development of Alaskan resources
  2. the exploitation of copper deposits
noun
a district that has been developed to serve some purpose
Examples
  1. such land is practical for small park developments
noun
a state in which things are improving
Examples
  1. the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess)
  2. after he saw the latest development he changed his mind and became a supporter
  3. in chess your should take care of your development before moving your queen
noun
processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible
Synonyms
developing
Examples
  1. the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours
noun
(music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated

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