Definition of developments

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Definition of developments

  • processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible (noun)

    Examples

    1. the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours

    Synonyms

    1. developing
  • the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful (noun)

    Examples

    1. the development of Alaskan resources

    Synonyms

    1. exploitation
  • a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) (noun)

    Examples

    1. the development of his ideas took many years
    2. the slow development of her skill as a writer

    Synonyms

    1. evolution
  • (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 (noun)

    Examples

    1. he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children

    Synonyms

    1. growing
    2. growth
    3. maturation
    4. ontogenesis
    5. ontogeny
  • act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining (noun)

    Examples

    1. he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency
    2. they funded research and development
  • a district that has been developed to serve some purpose (noun)

    Examples

    1. such land is practical for small park developments
  • a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation (noun)

    Examples

    1. recent developments in Iraq
    2. what a revolting development!
  • a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess) (noun)

    Examples

    1. after he saw the latest development he changed his mind and became a supporter
    2. in chess your should take care of your development before moving your queen
  • (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated (noun)

See definition of developments in Merriam Webster