Noun | 1. | development - act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining; "he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency"; "they funded research and development" |
2. | development - a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage); "the development of his ideas took many years"; "the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer" Synonyms: evolution | |
3. | development - a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation; "recent developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development!" | |
4. | development - the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful; "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits" Synonyms: exploitation | |
5. | development - a district that has been developed to serve some purpose; "such land is practical for small park developments" | |
6. | development - a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess); "after he saw the latest development he changed his mind and became a supporter"; "in chess your should take care of your development before moving your queen" | |
7. | development - (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; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children" Antonyms: nondevelopment - failure of normal development to occur | |
8. | development - processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible; "the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours" Synonyms: developing |
development - The process of analysis, design, coding and testing software. |