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DEVELOPMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
Example:
they funded research and development
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("development" is a kind of...):
improvement (the act of improving something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "development"):
advancement; progress (gradual improvement or growth or development)
broadening (the action of making broader)
elaboration; working out (developing in intricate and painstaking detail)
product development (improving an existing product or developing new kinds of products)
Derivation:
develop (become technologically advanced)
develop (make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
Example:
the exploitation of copper deposits
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("development" is a kind of...):
employment; exercise; usage; use; utilisation; utilization (the act of using)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "development"):
unitisation; unitization (the joint development of a petroleum resource that straddles territory controlled by different companies)
electrification (the act of providing electricity)
commercialisation; commercialization (the act of commercializing something; involving something in commerce)
capitalisation; capitalization (the act of capitalizing on an opportunity)
overexploitation; overuse; overutilisation; overutilization (exploitation to the point of diminishing returns)
water development; water program; water project (making an area of water more useful)
land development (making an area of land more useful)
Derivation:
develop (change the use of and make available or usable)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("development" is a kind of...):
section; subdivision (a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical))
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A recent event that has some relevance for the present situation
Example:
what a revolting development!
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("development" is a kind of...):
alteration; change; modification (an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "development"):
turn; turn of events; twist (an unforeseen development)
phenomenon (a remarkable development)
complication; ramification (a development that complicates a situation)
Derivation:
develop (happen)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A district that has been developed to serve some purpose
Example:
such land is practical for small park developments
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("development" is a kind of...):
district; dominion; territorial dominion; territory (a region marked off for administrative or other purposes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "development"):
housing development (a residential area of similar dwellings built by property developers and usually under a single management)
housing estate (a residential area where the houses were all planned and built at the same time)
Derivation:
develop (change the use of and make available or usable)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible
Example:
the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours
Synonyms:
developing; development
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("development" is a kind of...):
processing (preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "development"):
underdevelopment ((photography) inadequate processing of film resulting in inadequate contrast)
Derivation:
develop (make visible by means of chemical solutions)
Sense 7
Meaning:
A process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
Example:
the slow development of her skill as a writer
Synonyms:
development; evolution
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("development" is a kind of...):
physical process; process (a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "development"):
flowering; unfolding (a developmental process)
growth (a progression from simpler to more complex forms)
deepening (a process of becoming deeper and more profound)
assibilation (the development of a consonant phoneme into a sibilant)
Derivation:
develop (grow emotionally or mature)
Sense 8
Meaning:
(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
Example:
he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children
Synonyms:
development; growing; growth; maturation; ontogenesis; ontogeny
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("development" is a kind of...):
biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)
Meronyms (parts of "development"):
gastrulation (the process in which a gastrula develops from a blastula by the inward migration of cells)
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
Domain member category:
isometry (the growth rates in different parts of a growing organism are the same)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "development"):
juvenescence (the process of growing into a youth)
life cycle (the course of developmental changes in an organism from fertilized zygote to maturity when another zygote can be produced)
masculinisation; masculinization; virilisation; virilization (the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction))
morphogenesis (differentiation and growth of the structure of an organism (or a part of an organism))
myelinisation; myelinization (the development of a myelin sheath around a nerve fiber)
neurogenesis (the development of nerve tissues)
palingenesis; recapitulation (emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species)
proliferation (growth by the rapid multiplication of parts)
psychogenesis (a general term for the origin and development of almost any aspect of the mind)
psychogenesis (the development in the life of an individual of some disorder that is caused by psychological rather than physiological factors)
psychomotor development (progressive acquisition of skills involving both mental and motor activities)
psychosexual development ((psychoanalysis) the process during which personality and sexual behavior mature through a series of stages: first oral stage and then anal stage and then phallic stage and then latency stage and finally genital stage)
rooting (the process of putting forth roots and beginning to grow)
suppression (the failure to develop some part or organ)
dentition; odontiasis; teething (the eruption through the gums of baby teeth)
teratogenesis (the development of defects in an embryo)
vegetation (the process of growth in plants)
culture ((biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar))
amelogenesis (the developmental process of forming tooth enamel)
angiogenesis (the formation of new blood vessels)
apposition ((biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material)
auxesis (growth from increase in cell size without cell division)
anthesis; blossoming; efflorescence; florescence; flowering; inflorescence (the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms)
caenogenesis; cainogenesis; cenogenesis; kainogenesis; kenogenesis (introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (such as the addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution))
cohesion ((botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals))
cultivation (the process of fostering the growth of something)
cytogenesis; cytogeny (the origin and development and variation of cells)
foliation; leafing ((botany) the process of forming leaves)
fructification (the bearing of fruit)
gametogenesis (the development and maturation of sex cells through meiosis)
germination; sprouting (the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow)
habit (the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal))
infructescence (the fruiting stage of the inflorescence)
intussusception ((biology) growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposit of new particles between existing particles in the cell wall)
Antonym:
nondevelopment (failure of normal development to occur)
Derivation:
develop (come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes))
develop (grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment)
developmental (of or relating to or constituting development)
Sense 9
Meaning:
A state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess)
Example:
in chess your should take care of your development before moving your queen
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("development" is a kind of...):
improvement; melioration (a condition superior to an earlier condition)
Domain category:
chess; chess game (a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "development"):
underdevelopment (state of inadequate development)
Derivation:
develop (move into a strategically more advantageous position)
develop (move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions)
Context examples:
This protein is involved in signal transduction and embryonic development.
(Activin Receptor Type-2A, NCI Thesaurus)
This protein is involved in embryonic development, protein phosphorylation, and signal transduction.
(Activin Receptor Type-1, NCI Thesaurus)
A finding indicating a faster than normal rate of development.
(Accelerated Growth, NCI Thesaurus)
Some evidence suggests that acetylcysteine may exert an anti-apoptotic effect due to its antioxidant activity, possibly preventing cancer cell development or growth.
(Acetylcysteine, NCI Thesaurus)
This unfortunate state of affairs has severely impeded treatment development, leaving the many people who suffer from depression with limited options.
(Forty-Four Genomic Variants Linked to Major Depression, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
A type of bacteria involved in gum disease could play a role in the development of Alzheimer's, according to a new research.
(New Link Found between Alzheimer's & Gum Disease Bacteria, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Uranus, the planet of unexpected developments, is currently in Taurus, at four degrees, directly and tightly in opposition to the tender new moon and Sun in Scorpio, both at four degrees.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
The variant on chromosome 7, for instance, is close to AUTS2, a gene that has been linked to alcohol consumption, as well as others that relate to brain development and sleep-related electric signaling.
(Can't Sleep? Could Be Down to Genetics, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The researchers conclude that these broadly neutralizing antibodies are promising candidates for further development as therapeutic molecules against several ebolavirus species.
(Broadly acting antibodies found in plasma of Ebola survivors, National Institutes of Health)
Petrobras has been working on the development of pioneering technology for the production of biodiesel from microalgae—an alternative to oil-derived fuels used in cars or any other diesel-powered vehicles.
(Petrobras considers producing biodiesel from microalgae, Agência Brasil)
