development — قاموس الإنجليزية

اسم

1. The process of developing; growth, directed change.

   الاستعمال

   • غير معدود

   مرادفات

   conversionmetamorphosistransformation

   أمثلة

   The development of this story has been slow.

   أمثلة إضافية (1)

   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.

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   أمثلة

   The organism has reached a crucial stage in its development.

   أمثلة إضافية (1)

   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.

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   • معدود

   أمثلة

   Our news team brings you the latest developments.

   up-to-date with new developments in IT

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

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   • معدود

5. The building of such a project.

   الاستعمال

   • غير معدود

6. The application of new ideas to practical problems (cf. research).

   الاستعمال

   • غير معدود

   أمثلة

   Our development department has produced three new adhesives this year.

7. The active placement of the pieces, or the process of achieving it.

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   • غير معدود

   أمثلة

   White's development is good, but black's has been hampered by the pawn on e5.

8. The process by in which previous material is transformed and restated.

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   • معدود
   • غير معدود

9. The second section of a piece of music in sonata form, in which the original theme is revisited in altered and varying form.

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   • معدود
   • غير معدود

10. The expression of a function in the form of a series.

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    • معدود
    • غير معدود

11. The processing of photographic film so as to bring out the images latent in it.

    الاستعمال

    • معدود
    • غير معدود

    أمثلة

    I sent the film to a specialist lab for development.

اسم

1. act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   improvement

   أمثلة

   he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency

   they funded research and development

2. a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)

   مرادفات

   evolution

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   processphysical process

   أمثلة

   the development of his ideas took many years

   the evolution of Greek civilization

   أمثلة إضافية (1)

   the slow development of her skill as a writer

3. (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

   مرادفات

   growthgrowingmaturationontogenyontogenesis

   الأضداد

   nondevelopment

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   organic processbiological process

   أمثلة

   he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children

4. a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   changealterationmodification

   أمثلة

   recent developments in Iraq

   what a revolting development!

5. the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful

   مرادفات

   exploitation

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   useusageutilizationutilisationemploymentexercise

   أمثلة

   the development of Alaskan resources

   the exploitation of copper deposits

6. a district that has been developed to serve some purpose

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   districtterritoryterritorial dominiondominion

   أمثلة

   such land is practical for small park developments

7. a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess)

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   improvementmelioration

   أمثلة

   after he saw the latest development he changed his mind and became a supporter

   in chess your should take care of your development before moving your queen

8. processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible

   مرادفات

   developing

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   processing

   أمثلة

   the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours

9. (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   sectionsubdivision