development

noun

1. 1

   The process of developing; growth, directed change.

   “The development of this story has been slow.”

2. 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.”

3. 3

   Something which has developed.

   “Our news team brings you the latest developments.”

4. 4

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

5. 5

   The building of such a project.

6. 6

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

   “Our development department has produced three new adhesives this year.”

7. 7

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

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

8. 8

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

9. 9

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

10. 10

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