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to develop

to develop

3 8.2
To lay a curved surface flat on paper without stretching
  • verb
  • /dɪˈvɛləp/
  • Specialized
: desarrollar
  • In order to accurately analyze the data, researchers must develop three-dimensional representations of the structures.

And, and it was first developed when, you know, artists and geometers were trying to figure out how to draw in perspective.

Examples

  • You take a straight line in space which you let it move, it will develop a surface.

  • Wind turbine farms, for example, have become an icon of the worldwide movement to develop and use clean, renewable forms of electricity.

    Academic text (2012)

  • DICOM images can be visualized from different aspects and used to develop three-dimensional models.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Analyze characteristics and properties of two- and three-dimensional geometric shapes and develop mathematical arguments about geometric relationships.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Georgia Tech researchers developed and tested several geometries for coil windings and finally decided on the interweaved structure.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Preoperatively, a consulting surgeon can receive CT images from a remote location, examine the images, develop a three-dimensional spatial model, and transfer all this information back to the remote location.

    Academic text (2006)

  • To visualize complex shapes, architects often develop detailed plans of three-dimensional models.

  • When studying geometry, students learn how to develop surfaces on a flat plane without distorting measurements.

Antonyms

to distort
59 4.3

To change the shape of something so it is no longer normal

Phrasal Verbs

to develop one's palate
7.8

To learn to taste and enjoy more kinds of food and drink

Surface Forms

develop infinitive
developed past
developed past participle
developing present participle
develops third person singular

Etymology

Develop comes from an old French idea meaning 'to unwrap' or 'unfold', and in geometry this is very literal: you 'unfold' a curved surface onto flat paper. So to develop a surface is to lay it out without stretching it.