Meaning & Definition of Development in English

1. 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. 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"

3. (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"

4. A recent event that has some relevance for the present situation

• "Recent developments in iraq"

• "What a revolting development!"

5. 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"

6. A district that has been developed to serve some purpose

• "Such land is practical for small park developments"

7. 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"

8. Processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible

• "The development and printing of his pictures took only two hours"

9. (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated