development
English Thesaurus
1. act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | improvement, |
| definition | : | the act of improving something (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | advancement, progress, |
| definition | : | gradual improvement or growth or development (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | broadening, |
| definition | : | the action of making broader (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | product development, |
| definition | : | improving an existing product or developing new kinds of products (noun.act) |
2. the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | land development, |
| definition | : | making an area of land more useful (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | electrification, |
| definition | : | the act of providing electricity (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | unitisation, unitization, |
| definition | : | the joint development of a petroleum resource that straddles territory controlled by different companies (noun.act) |
3. (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | section, subdivision, |
| definition | : | a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical) (noun.communication) |
| domain category | : | music, |
| definition | : | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner (noun.communication) |
4. a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | alteration, change, modification, |
| definition | : | an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | phenomenon, |
| definition | : | a remarkable development (noun.event) |
5. a district that has been developed to serve some purpose (noun.location)
| hyponym | : | housing development, |
| definition | : | a residential area of similar dwellings built by property developers and usually under a single management (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | housing estate, |
| definition | : | a residential area where the houses were all planned and built at the same time (noun.location) |
6. processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | processing, |
| definition | : | preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | underdevelopment, |
| definition | : | (photography) inadequate processing of film resulting in inadequate contrast (noun.process) |
7. a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | physical process, process, |
| definition | : | a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | assibilation, |
| definition | : | the development of a consonant phoneme into a sibilant (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | deepening, |
| definition | : | a process of becoming deeper and more profound (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | growth, |
| definition | : | a progression from simpler to more complex forms (noun.process) |
8. (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 (noun.process)
| hyponym | : | culture, |
| definition | : | (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | amelogenesis, |
| definition | : | the developmental process of forming tooth enamel (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | angiogenesis, |
| definition | : | the formation of new blood vessels (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | apposition, |
| definition | : | (biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | auxesis, |
| definition | : | growth from increase in cell size without cell division (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | caenogenesis, cainogenesis, cenogenesis, kainogenesis, kenogenesis, |
| definition | : | introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (such as the addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution) (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | cohesion, |
| definition | : | (botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals) (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | cultivation, |
| definition | : | the process of fostering the growth of something (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | cytogenesis, cytogeny, |
| definition | : | the origin and development and variation of cells (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | foliation, leafing, |
| definition | : | (botany) the process of forming leaves (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | fructification, |
| definition | : | the bearing of fruit (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | gametogenesis, |
| definition | : | the development and maturation of sex cells through meiosis (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | germination, sprouting, |
| definition | : | the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | habit, |
| definition | : | the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal) (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | infructescence, |
| definition | : | the fruiting stage of the inflorescence (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | intussusception, |
| definition | : | (biology) growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposit of new particles between existing particles in the cell wall (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | juvenescence, |
| definition | : | the process of growing into a youth (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | life cycle, |
| definition | : | the course of developmental changes in an organism from fertilized zygote to maturity when another zygote can be produced (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | morphogenesis, |
| definition | : | differentiation and growth of the structure of an organism (or a part of an organism) (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | neurogenesis, |
| definition | : | the development of nerve tissues (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | palingenesis, recapitulation, |
| definition | : | emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | proliferation, |
| definition | : | growth by the rapid multiplication of parts (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | psychogenesis, |
| definition | : | a general term for the origin and development of almost any aspect of the mind (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | psychogenesis, |
| definition | : | the development in the life of an individual of some disorder that is caused by psychological rather than physiological factors (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | psychomotor development, |
| definition | : | progressive acquisition of skills involving both mental and motor activities (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | psychosexual development, |
| definition | : | (psychoanalysis) the process during which personality and sexual behavior mature through a series of stages: first oral stage and then anal stage and then phallic stage and then latency stage and finally genital stage (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | rooting, |
| definition | : | the process of putting forth roots and beginning to grow (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | suppression, |
| definition | : | the failure to develop some part or organ (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | teratogenesis, |
| definition | : | the development of defects in an embryo (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | vegetation, |
| definition | : | the process of growth in plants (noun.process) |
| part holonym | : | gastrulation, |
| definition | : | the process in which a gastrula develops from a blastula by the inward migration of cells (noun.process) |
| domain member category | : | isometry, |
| definition | : | the growth rates in different parts of a growing organism are the same (noun.time) |
9. a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess) (noun.state)
| hyponym | : | underdevelopment, |
| definition | : | state of inadequate development (noun.state) |
| domain category | : | chess, chess game, |
| definition | : | a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king (noun.act) |
10. act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining (noun.act)
| derivation | : | develop, |
| definition | : | make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation (verb.creation) |
11. the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful (noun.act)
| derivation | : | build up, develop, |
| definition | : | change the use of and make available or usable (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | exploit, work, |
| definition | : | use or manipulate to one's advantage (verb.consumption) |
| derivation | : | exploit, tap, |
| definition | : | draw from; make good use of (verb.consumption) |
| derivation | : | exploit, overwork, |
| definition | : | work excessively hard (verb.social) |
12. a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation (noun.event)
13. a district that has been developed to serve some purpose (noun.location)
| derivation | : | build up, develop, |
| definition | : | change the use of and make available or usable (verb.change) |
14. processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible (noun.process)
| derivation | : | develop, |
| definition | : | make visible by means of chemical solutions (verb.perception) |
15. a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) (noun.process)
| antonym | : | degeneration, devolution, |
| definition | : | the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | evolve, |
| definition | : | undergo development or evolution (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | develop, grow, |
| definition | : | grow emotionally or mature (verb.change) |
16. (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 (noun.process)
| antonym | : | nondevelopment, |
| definition | : | failure of normal development to occur (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | acquire, develop, get, grow, produce, |
| definition | : | come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | grow, |
| definition | : | increase in size by natural process (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | grow, |
| definition | : | cause to grow or develop (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | grow, maturate, mature, |
| definition | : | develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | develop, |
| definition | : | grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | ontogenetic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to the origin and development of individual organisms (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | developmental, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or constituting development (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | maturational, |
| definition | : | relating to or involved in maturation (adj.pert) |
17. a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess) (noun.state)
| derivation | : | develop, |
| definition | : | move into a strategically more advantageous position (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | develop, |
| definition | : | move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions (verb.competition) |
18. act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining (noun.act)
| derivation | : | develop, |
| definition | : | make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation (verb.creation) |
19. the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful (noun.act)
| derivation | : | build up, develop, |
| definition | : | change the use of and make available or usable (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | exploit, work, |
| definition | : | use or manipulate to one's advantage (verb.consumption) |
| derivation | : | exploit, tap, |
| definition | : | draw from; make good use of (verb.consumption) |
| derivation | : | exploit, overwork, |
| definition | : | work excessively hard (verb.social) |
20. a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation (noun.event)
21. a district that has been developed to serve some purpose (noun.location)
| derivation | : | build up, develop, |
| definition | : | change the use of and make available or usable (verb.change) |
22. processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible (noun.process)
| derivation | : | develop, |
| definition | : | make visible by means of chemical solutions (verb.perception) |
23. a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) (noun.process)
| antonym | : | degeneration, devolution, |
| definition | : | the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | evolve, |
| definition | : | undergo development or evolution (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | develop, grow, |
| definition | : | grow emotionally or mature (verb.change) |
24. (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 (noun.process)
| antonym | : | nondevelopment, |
| definition | : | failure of normal development to occur (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | acquire, develop, get, grow, produce, |
| definition | : | come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | grow, |
| definition | : | increase in size by natural process (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | grow, |
| definition | : | cause to grow or develop (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | grow, maturate, mature, |
| definition | : | develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | develop, |
| definition | : | grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | ontogenetic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to the origin and development of individual organisms (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | developmental, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or constituting development (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | maturational, |
| definition | : | relating to or involved in maturation (adj.pert) |
25. a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess) (noun.state)
| derivation | : | develop, |
| definition | : | move into a strategically more advantageous position (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | develop, |
| definition | : | move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions (verb.competition) |
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