development
Definition (noun): act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
Example: he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency
Definition (noun): act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
Example: they funded research and development
Definition (noun): 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
Definition (noun): a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
Example: the evolution of Greek civilization
Definition (noun): a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
Example: the slow development of her skill as a writer
Definition (noun): (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
Definition (noun): a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation
Example: recent developments in Iraq
Definition (noun): a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation
Example: what a revolting development!
Definition (noun): the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
Example: the development of Alaskan resources
Definition (noun): the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
Example: the exploitation of copper deposits
Definition (noun): a district that has been developed to serve some purpose
Example: such land is practical for small park developments
Definition (noun): 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
Definition (noun): a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess)
Example: in chess your should take care of your development before moving your queen
Definition (noun): processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible
Example: the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours
Definition (noun): (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated