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• Development — may refer to: Contents 1 Land use 2 Science and technology 3 Social science …   Wikipedia

• development — de‧vel‧op‧ment [dɪˈveləpmənt] noun 1. [uncountable] the growth or improvement of something, so that it becomes bigger or more advanced: • promises of economic development and thousands of new jobs • development of the hand held dictionary market… …   Financial and business terms

• Development — De*vel op*ment, n. [Cf. F. d[ e]veloppement.] [Written also {developement}.] 1. The act of developing or disclosing that which is unknown; a gradual unfolding process by which anything is developed, as a plan or method, or an image upon a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• development — I (building) noun commercial building, construction, creation of housing project, development of industrial sites, erection, house building program, housing, industrial area, industrial building, institution of commercial sites, residential… …   Law dictionary

• development — developmental, developmentary, adj. developmentally, adv. /di vel euhp meuhnt/, n. 1. the act or process of developing; growth; progress: child development; economic development. 2. a significant consequence or event: recent developments in the… …   Universalium

• development — noun 1 developing sth ADJECTIVE ▪ full ▪ School should encourage the full development of a student s talents. ▪ gradual ▪ rapid ▪ accelerated …   Collocations dictionary

• development — noun /dəˈvɛləpmənt/ a) The process of developing; growth, directed change The development of this story has been slow. b) The process by which a mature multicellular organism or part of an organism is produced by the addition of new cells …   Wiktionary

• development — noun Date: 1756 1. the act, process, or result of developing < development of new ideas > < an interesting development > 2. the state of being developed < a project in development > 3 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• development —   use of resources, natural and human, to achieve higher standards of living. Once focused solely on economic factors, now encompasses social measures and ideas such as freedom. Can be used in general terms e.g the evel of development or in… …   Geography glossary

• development — Synonyms and related words: abiogenesis, access, accession, accomplishment, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, action, addition, advance, advancement, aggrandizement, aging, amplification, anacrusis, anagnorisis, angle, appreciation,… …   Moby Thesaurus