Development Meaning

There are 9 meaning(s) for word Development

Meaning 1 : processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible

    Example : the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours

    Synonyms : developing
Meaning 2 : the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful

    Example : the development of Alaskan resources

    Synonyms : exploitation
Meaning 3 : a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)

    Example : the development of his ideas took many years,the slow development of her skill as a writer

    Synonyms : evolution
Meaning 4 : (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

    Example : he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children

    Synonyms : growing,  growth,  maturation,  ontogenesis,  ontogeny
Meaning 5 : act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining

    Example : he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency,they funded research and development

Meaning 6 : a district that has been developed to serve some purpose

    Example : such land is practical for small park developments

Meaning 7 : a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation

    Example : recent developments in Iraq,what a revolting development!

Meaning 8 : a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess)

    Example : 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

Meaning 9 : (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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