DEVELOPMENT

Definition

1. noun act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining.
2. noun a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage). — synonyms: evolution
3. noun (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically. — synonyms: growth, growing, maturation, ontogeny, ontogenesis
4. noun a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation.
5. noun the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful. — synonyms: exploitation
6. noun a district that has been developed to serve some purpose.
7. noun a state in which things are improving.
8. noun processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible. — synonyms: developing
9. noun (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated.