developmental
Use Developmental in a sentence
əp noun
1.
the act or process of developing; growth; progress: child development; economic development.
2.
a significant consequence or event: recent developments in the field of science.
3.
a developed state or form: Drama reached its highest development in the plays of Shakespeare.
5.
a large group of private houses or of apartment houses, often of similar design, constructed as a unified community, especially by a real-estate developer or government organization.
6.
Chess. the act or process of developing chess pieces.
7.
Mining. the work of digging openings, as tunnels, raises, and winzes, to give access to new workings, and of erecting necessary structures.
Related forms
de·vel·op·men·tal, de·vel·op·men·ta·ry, adjective
de·vel·op·men·tal·ly, adverb
an·ti·de·vel·op·ment, adjective
hy·per·de·vel·op·ment, noun
hy·per·de·vel·op·men·tal, adjective
non·de·vel·op·ment, noun
non·de·vel·op·men·tal, adjective
non·de·vel·op·men·tal·ly, adverb
post·de·vel·op·men·tal, adjective
pre·de·vel·op·ment, noun
self-de·vel·op·ment, noun
sub·de·vel·op·ment, noun
su·per·de·vel·op·ment, noun
un·de·vel·op·ment, noun
un·de·vel·op·men·tal, adjective
un·de·vel·op·men·tal·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. expansion, elaboration, growth, evolution; unfolding, opening, maturing, maturation. 3. maturity, ripeness. 5. community, subdivision.
1. expansion, elaboration, growth, evolution; unfolding, opening, maturing, maturation. 3. maturity, ripeness. 5. community, subdivision.
Antonyms
1. deterioration, disintegration.
1. deterioration, disintegration.
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World English Dictionary
development (dɪˈvɛləpmənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act or process of growing, progressing, or developing |
| 2. | the product or result of developing |
| 3. | a fact, event, or happening, esp one that changes a situation |
| 4. | an area or tract of land that has been developed |
| 5. | Also called: development section the section of a movement, usually in sonata form, in which the basic musical themes are developed |
| 6. | chess |
| a. the process of developing pieces | |
| b. the manner in which they are developed | |
| c. the position of the pieces in the early part of a game with reference to their attacking potential or defensive efficiency | |
| develop'mental | |
| —adj | |
| develop'mentally | |
| —adv | |
| development (dɪˈvɛləpmənt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act or process of growing, progressing, or developing |
| 2. | the product or result of developing |
| 3. | a fact, event, or happening, esp one that changes a situation |
| 4. | an area or tract of land that has been developed |
| 5. | Also called: development section the section of a movement, usually in sonata form, in which the basic musical themes are developed |
| 6. | chess |
| a. the process of developing pieces | |
| b. the manner in which they are developed | |
| c. the position of the pieces in the early part of a game with reference to their attacking potential or defensive efficiency | |
| develop'mental | |
| —adj | |
| develop'mentally | |
| —adv | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
development
1756, "an unfolding, from develop + -ment). Of property, with the sense "bringing out the latent possibilities," from 1885. Meaning "state of economic advancement" is from 1902. Meaning "advancement through progressive stages" is 1836.
developmental
1849, from development + -al (1). Developmentalist (1862) was a word for "follower of the theory of evolution."
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
development de·vel·op·ment (dĭ-věl'əp-mənt)
n.
The act of developing.
The state of being developed.
A significant event, occurrence, or change.
The natural progression from a previous, simpler, or embryonic stage to a later, more complex, or adult stage.
de·vel'op·men'tal (-měn'tl) adj.
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Example sentences
Eventually, these cells take over the developmental process from the egg.
One could speculate that the emergence of a coherent self is, in some ways, a developmental accomplishment.
My first guess would be developmental disorders, such as autism.
Despite the developmental boost that the hotter half received, the colder ones still emerged in time with them.
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