definition
The process of developing; growth, directed change.
example
The development of this story has been slow.
definition
The process by which a mature multicellular organism or part of an organism is produced by the addition of new cells.
example
The organism has reached a crucial stage in its development.
definition
Something which has developed.
example
Our news team brings you the latest developments.
definition
A project consisting of one or more commercial or residential buildings.
definition
The building of such a project.
definition
The application of new ideas to practical problems (cf. research).
example
Our development department has produced three new adhesives this year.
definition
The active placement of the pieces, or the process of achieving it.
example
White's development is good, but black's has been hampered by the pawn on e5.
definition
The process by in which previous material is transformed and restated.
definition
The second section of a piece of music in sonata form, in which the original theme is revisited in altered and varying form.
definition
The expression of a function in the form of a series.