ALL meanings of development
de·vel·op·ment
D d - uncountable noun development Development is the gradual growth or formation of something. 3
- uncountable noun development Development is the growth of something such as a business or an industry. 3
- variable noun development Development is the process or result of making a basic design gradually better and more advanced. 3
- uncountable noun development Development is the process of making an area of land or water more useful or profitable. 3
- countable noun development A development is an event or incident which has recently happened and is likely to have an effect on the present situation. 3
- countable noun development A development is an area of houses or buildings which have been built by property developers. 3
- noun development the act or process of growing, progressing, or developing 3
- noun development the product or result of developing 3
- noun development a fact, event, or happening, esp one that changes a situation 3
- noun development an area or tract of land that has been developed 3
- noun development the section of a movement, usually in sonata form, in which the basic musical themes are developed 3
- noun development the process of developing pieces 3
- noun development the manner in which they are developed 3
- noun development the position of the pieces in the early part of a game with reference to their attacking potential or defensive efficiency 3
- noun development a developing or being developed 3
- noun development a step or stage in growth, advancement, etc. 3
- noun development an event or happening 3
- noun development a thing that is developed; specif., a number of structures on a large tract of land, built by a real-estate developer 3
- noun development the act or process of developing; growth; progress: child development; economic development. 1
- noun development a significant consequence or event: recent developments in the field of science. 1
- noun development a developed or advanced state or form: Drama reached its highest development in the plays of Shakespeare. 1
- noun development Music. the part of a movement or composition in which a theme or themes are developed, or unfolded and elaborated, by various technical means, so as to reveal their inherent possibilities. 1
- noun development The process of developing or being developed. 1
- noun development a large group of private houses or of apartment houses, often of similar design, constructed as a unified community, especially by a real-estate developer or government organization. 1
- noun development Chess. the act or process of developing chess pieces. 1
- noun development Mining. the work of digging openings, as tunnels, raises, and winzes, to give access to new workings, and of erecting necessary structures. 1
- noun Technical meaning of development The process of analysis, design, coding and testing software. 1
- noun development creation, bringing into being 1
- noun development progress of a project, etc. 1
- noun development economic, social: growth 1
- noun development turn of events 1
- noun plural development latest news 1
- noun development progression of an illness 1
- noun development acquisition 1
- noun development houses, apartments 1
- noun development photography: film processing 1
- noun development musical progression 1
- noun development (Uncountable Noun) The process of developing; growth, directed change. 0
- noun development (Uncountable Noun) (biology) The process by which a mature multicellular organism or part of an organism is produced by the addition of new cells. 0
- noun development (Countable Noun) Something which has developed. 0
- noun development (Countable Noun) (real estate) A project consisting of one or more commercial or residential buildings, real estate development. 0
- noun development (Uncountable Noun) (real estate) The building of a real estate development. 0
- noun development (Uncountable Noun) The application of new ideas to practical problems (cf. research). 0
- noun development (Uncountable Noun) (chess) The active placement of the pieces, or the process of achieving it. 0
- noun development (music) The second section of a piece of music in sonata form. 0