- de|vel|op|ment
- de|vel|op|ment «dih VEHL uhp muhnt», noun.2. an outcome; result; new event: »
The newspaper gives news about the latest developments in the elections.
3. a working out in greater and greater detail: »The development of the plans for rocket flight to the moon took many years. The rubella vaccine [was] in an earlier stage of development than the mumps vaccine (Harold J. Schmeck, Jr.). The leaders of the political opposition had tried to prevent the development of an independent nuclear weapons programme by China (Manchester Guardian Weekly).
4. a group of similar houses or apartment buildings built on open land or in place of old buildings: »Many developments in New York City are replacing the slums. The development contains 135 apartments and sixty-five garages (New York Times).
5. the developing of a photograph.6. a more elaborate form.7. stage of advancement: »The tribe's development was more primitive than that of their neighbors.
8. Music. the second movement of a sonata developing the principal and secondary subjects introduced in the exposition.9. Chess. the move of a piece or pieces to effective positions for use in a future play.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
