developing — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. In the process of development.

   Examples

   a developing foetus

2. Of a country: becoming economically more mature or advanced; becoming industrialized.

Noun

1. A process of development.

   Examples

   In the developings of an inscrutable Providence, the kingdoms of the earth have become embroiled, and who can say where the complication will terminate?

Adjective

1. relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply

   Synonyms

   underdeveloped

Noun

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

   Synonyms

   development

   Broader terms

   processing

   Examples

   the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours