developing
3
5.7
- noun
- /dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ/
- Specialized
Examples
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Chapter 2: Accelerating Sustainable Development in Developing Countries.
Academic text (1992) -
Children's Literature for Developing Curiosity and Imagination
Academic text (2014) -
If we are rated at the Developing/Needs Improvement level, then we identify what is needed to move to the Proficient level.
Academic text (2012) -
Developing, arranging, and composing skills, for example, can make one a more effective professional as well as yield personal satisfaction.
Academic text (2006) -
The photographer spent hours in the darkroom, carefully developing the film to reveal the captured images.
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After developing the film, she was excited to see the photographs from her vacation.
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He learned that developing photos requires precise timing and the right chemicals.
Synonyms
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4.2
The process that makes a picture appear on film
1
4.8
Developing and printing photos from film or digital files
Compounds
54
3.0
A country with low income and few factories that is trying to make life better for its people
- Specialized
Growing from the center to the edge so the middle is older and the edge is newer
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Etymology
The word developing comes from older words meaning 'to unwrap', where the prefix de- means 'remove' and the rest is like envelope ('wrap'). In photography, developing is the chemical 'unwrapping' of a hidden picture so the image becomes visible.