Development

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

processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible

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

(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

act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining

a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation

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

a district that has been developed to serve some purpose

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