Development
nnoun.actact of improving by expanding or enlarging or refiningExamples:- he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency
- they funded research and development
Derivationally Related Form:develop
Hypernyms:improvement
Inherited Hypernyms:developmentimprovementchange of statechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:advancementbroadeningelaborationproduct developmentprogressworking out
Full Hyponyms:advancementbroadeningelaborationforwardingproduct developmentstridework flow
nnoun.processa process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)Synset:evolution
Examples:- the development of his ideas took many years
- the evolution of Greek civilization
- the slow development of her skill as a writer
Antonyms:devolution
Derivationally Related Form:evolvedevelop
Hypernyms:physical process process
Inherited Hypernyms:developmentprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:assibilationdeepeningfloweringgrowthunfolding
Full Hyponyms:assibilationdeepeninggrowthunfolding
nnoun.process(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 levelTopic:biological sciencebiology
Synset:growing growth maturation ontogenesis ontogeny
Examples:- he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children
Antonyms:nondevelopment
Derivationally Related Form:maturateontogeneticdevelopmentalmaturematurationaldevelopgrow
Hypernyms:biological process organic process
Inherited Hypernyms:growthorganic processprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:amelogenesisangiogenesisanthesisappositionauxesisblossomingcaenogenesiscainogenesiscenogenesiscohesioncultivationculturecytogenesiscytogenydentitionefflorescenceflorescencefloweringfoliationfructificationgametogenesisgerminationhabitinflorescenceinfructescenceintussusceptionjuvenescencekainogenesiskenogenesisleafinglife cyclemasculinisationmasculinizationmorphogenesismyelinisationmyelinizationneurogenesisodontiasispalingenesisproliferationpsychogenesispsychomotor developmentpsychosexual developmentrecapitulationrootingsproutingsuppressionteethingteratogenesisvegetationvirilisationvirilization
Part Meronyms:gastrulation
Full Hyponyms:amelogenesisangiogenesisappositionauxesisblossomingcenogenesiscohesioncultivationculturecytogenesisfoliationfructificationgametogenesisgerminationhabitinfructescenceintussusceptionjuvenescencelife cyclemasculinizationmorphogenesismyelinizationneurogenesisoogenesispalingenesisprecocious dentitionproliferationpsychogenesispsychomotor developmentpsychosexual developmentrootingspermatogenesisstartersuppressionteethingteratogenesisvegetation
nnoun.eventa recent event that has some relevance for the present situationExamples:- recent developments in Iraq
- what a revolting development!
Derivationally Related Form:develop
Hypernyms:alteration change modification
Inherited Hypernyms:developmentchangehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:complicationphenomenonramificationturnturn of eventstwist
Full Hyponyms:complicationphenomenonturn
nnoun.actthe act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or usefulSynset:exploitation
Examples:- the development of Alaskan resources
- the exploitation of copper deposits
Derivationally Related Form:developexploit
Hypernyms:employment exercise usage use utilisation utilization
Inherited Hypernyms:exploitationuseactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:capitalisationcapitalizationcommercialisationcommercializationelectrificationland developmentoverexploitationoveruseoverutilisationoverutilizationunitisationunitizationwater developmentwater programwater project
Full Hyponyms:capitalizationcommercializationelectrificationland developmentoverexploitationunitizationwater development
nnoun.locationa district that has been developed to serve some purposeExamples:- such land is practical for small park developments
Derivationally Related Form:develop
Hypernyms:district dominion territorial dominion territory
Inherited Hypernyms:developmentdistrictregionlocationobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:housing developmenthousing estate
Full Hyponyms:housing developmenthousing estatehousing project
nnoun.statea state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess)Topic:chesschess game
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:develop
Hypernyms:improvement melioration
Inherited Hypernyms:developmentimprovementconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:underdevelopment
Full Hyponyms:underdevelopment
nnoun.processprocessing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visibleSynset:developing
Examples:- the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours
Derivationally Related Form:develop
Hypernyms:processing
Inherited Hypernyms:developmentprocessingprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:underdevelopment
Full Hyponyms:underdevelopment
nnoun.communication(music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaboratedTopic:music
Hypernyms:section subdivision
Inherited Hypernyms:developmentsectionmusicauditory communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:developmentsectionwritingwritten communicationcommunicationabstractionentity