development
(noun)
noun
1. act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
- he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency
- they funded research and development
Definition categories: act, improvement
2. a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
- the development of his ideas took many years
- the slow development of her skill as a writer
Similar word(s): evolution
Definition categories: process
3. (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
- he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children
Similar word(s): growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny
Definition categories: process
4. a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation
- recent developments in Iraq
- what a revolting development!
Definition categories: event, alteration, change, modification
5. the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
- the development of Alaskan resources
Similar word(s): exploitation
Definition categories: act, employment, exercise, usage, use, utilisation, utilization
6. a district that has been developed to serve some purpose
- such land is practical for small park developments
Definition categories: location, district, dominion, territory
7. a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess)
- after he saw the latest development he changed his mind and became a supporter
- in chess your should take care of your development before moving your queen
Definition categories: state, improvement, melioration
8. processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible
- the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours
Similar word(s): developing
Definition categories: process, processing
9. (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated
Definition categories: communication, section, subdivision
Sentences with development as a noun:
- The development of this story has been slow.
- The organism has reached a crucial stage in its development.
- Our news team brings you the latest developments.
- Our development department has produced three new adhesives this year.
- White's development is good, but black's has been hampered by the pawn on e5.