development — Słownik języka angielskiego

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

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   Synonimy

   conversionmetamorphosistransformation

   Przykłady

   The development of this story has been slow.

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   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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   The organism has reached a crucial stage in its development.

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   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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   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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5. The building of such a project.

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

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

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

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    Przykłady

    I sent the film to a specialist lab for development.

Rzeczownik

1. act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining

   Terminy szersze

   improvement

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   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)

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   evolution

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   processphysical process

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   the development of his ideas took many years

   the evolution of Greek civilization

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   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

   Synonimy

   growthgrowingmaturationontogenyontogenesis

   Antonimy

   nondevelopment

   Terminy szersze

   organic processbiological process

   Przykłady

   he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children

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

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   changealterationmodification

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   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

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   exploitation

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   useusageutilizationutilisationemploymentexercise

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   the development of Alaskan resources

   the exploitation of copper deposits

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

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   districtterritoryterritorial dominiondominion

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   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)

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   improvementmelioration

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   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

   Synonimy

   developing

   Terminy szersze

   processing

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   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

   Terminy szersze

   sectionsubdivision