DEVELOPMENT
Scrabble letter values: D2E1V4E1L1O1P3M3E1N1T1 = 19
Definition
- noun act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining.
- noun a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage). — synonyms: evolution
- noun (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically. — synonyms: growth, growing, maturation, ontogeny, ontogenesis
- noun a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation.
- noun the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful. — synonyms: exploitation
- noun a district that has been developed to serve some purpose.
- noun a state in which things are improving.
- noun processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible. — synonyms: developing
- noun (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated.
Examples
- “he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency”
- “they funded research and development”
- “the development of his ideas took many years”