developments

development[ di'veləpmənts ]

• n.
  • 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"

  • 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 slow development of her skill as a writer"

    同义词：evolution

  • a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation

    "recent developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development!"

  • the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful

    "the development of Alaskan resources"

    同义词：exploitation

  • a district that has been developed to serve some purpose

    "such land is practical for small park developments"

  • 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"

  • (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"

    同义词：growthgrowingmaturationontogenyontogenesis

  • processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible

    "the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours"

    同义词：developing

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