Development

n. evolvement, gradual growth, evolution, maturation; progression

Development has meaning in several contexts: Land use Land improvement and/or construction involving land, buildings or infrastructure (see project, public housing and real estate development); excessive development of this kind may lead to overdevelopmentUrban development is the process of developing populated settlements (see urban planning, urban design and urban renewal), sometimes referred to as 're-development'.Sustainable development seeks a holistic notion of development encompassing environmental and social as well as economic aspects
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Development /de·vel·op·ment/ the process of growth and differentiation.developmen´tal cognitive development the development of intelligence, [more]Development - Community and Resources

Noun
1. act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining; "he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency"; "they funded research and development"
(hypernym) improvement
(hyponym) advancement, progress
(derivation) develop
2. a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage); "the development of his ideas took many years"; "the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer"
(synonym) evolution
(hypernym) process
(hyponym) assibilation
(derivation) develop, grow
3. a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation; "recent developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development!"
(hypernym) change, alteration, modification
(hyponym) turn, turn of events, twist
(derivation) break, recrudesce, develop
4. the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful; "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits"
(synonym) exploitation
(hypernym) use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise
(hyponym) land development
(derivation) build up, develop
5. a district that has been developed to serve some purpose; "such land is practical for small park developments"
(hypernym) district, territory, territorial dominion, dominion
(hyponym) housing development
(derivation) build up, develop
6. a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess); "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"
(hypernym) improvement, melioration
(hyponym) underdevelopment
(derivation) develop
(classification) chess, chess game
7. (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; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children"
(synonym) growth, growing, maturation, ontogeny, ontogenesis
(antonym) nondevelopment
(hypernym) organic process, biological process
(hyponym) culture
(part-meronym) gastrulation
(derivation) develop
(classification) biology, biological science
(class) isometry
8. processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible; "the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours"
(synonym) developing
(hypernym) processing
(hyponym) underdevelopment
(derivation) develop

(n.)
The series of changes which animal and vegetable organisms undergo in their passage from the embryonic state to maturity, from a lower to a higher state of organization.
  

(n.)
The equivalent expression into which another has been developed.
  

(n.)
The elaboration of a theme or subject; the unfolding of a musical idea; the evolution of a whole piece or movement from a leading theme or motive.
  

(n.)
The act or process of changing or expanding an expression into another of equivalent value or meaning.
  

(n.)
The act of developing or disclosing that which is unknown; a gradual unfolding process by which anything is developed, as a plan or method, or an image upon a photographic plate; gradual advancement or growth through a series of progressive changes; also, the result of developing, or a developed state.