development

B1
Pronunciation
/dɪˈvɛləpmənt/
Noun
10 definition(s)
1 Definition

The process of developing; growth, directed change.

Example Sentences
  • The development of this story has been slow.
2 Definition

The process by which a mature multicellular organism or part of an organism is produced by the addition of new cells.

Example Sentences
  • The organism has reached a crucial stage in its development.
3 Definition

Something which has developed.

Example Sentences
  • Our news team brings you the latest developments.
4 Definition

A project consisting of one or more commercial or residential buildings.

5 Definition

The building of such a project.

6 Definition

The application of new ideas to practical problems (cf. research).

Example Sentences
  • Our development department has produced three new adhesives this year.
7 Definition

The active placement of the pieces, or the process of achieving it.

Example Sentences
  • White's development is good, but black's has been hampered by the pawn on e5.
8 Definition

The process by in which previous material is transformed and restated.

9 Definition

The second section of a piece of music in sonata form, in which the original theme is revisited in altered and varying form.

10 Definition

The expression of a function in the form of a series.