development
Noun
(uncountable) The process of developing; growth, directed change.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-19, author= Ian Sample
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, title= Irregular bedtimes may affect children’s brains
, passage=Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits. ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.}}
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(uncountable, biology) The process by which a mature multicellular organism or part of an organism is produced by the addition of new cells.
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- Of more significance in the nature of branch development ; in the Jubulaceae, as in the Porellaceae, branches are acroscopic and normally replace a ventral leaf lobe.
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(countable) Something which has developed.
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(real estate, countable) A project consisting of one or more commercial or residential buildings, real estate development.
(real estate, uncountable) The building of a real estate development.
(uncountable) The application of new ideas to practical problems (”cf. research).
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(chess, uncountable) The active placement of the pieces, or the process of achieving it.
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(music) The second section of a piece of music in sonata form.
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developmental
English
Adjective
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Related to development.
- Developmental psychology studies how the mind forms as children and adolescents grow.
Derived terms
* developmentalism
Noun
(en noun )
A trainee flight controller.
* {{quote-news, year=2007, date=May 12, author=Matthew L. Wald, title=As Kennedy Traffic Rises, So Do Worries About Delays and Heavier Runway Use, work=New York Times citation
, passage=Mr. Paguaga said: “We do have a pipeline of people that are developmentals coming into the building. }}
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