development

UK /dɪˈvɛl.əp.mənt/ US /dɪˈvɛl.əp.mənt/
noun 5

Definitions

noun

1

The process of developing; growth, directed change.

The development of this story has been slow.

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.

2

The process by which a mature multicellular organism or part of an organism is produced by the addition of new cells.

The organism has reached a crucial stage in its development.

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.

3

Something which has developed.

Our news team brings you the latest developments.

4

A project consisting of one or more commercial or residential buildings.

5

The building of such a project.

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