developmental

adjective

de·vel·op·men·tal | \ dē-ˌve-ləp-ˈmen-tᵊl

Definition of developmental

1a : of, relating to, or being development developmental processes developmental biology broadly : experimental sense 2 developmental aircraft

b : serving economic development developmental highways

2 : designed to assist growth or bring about improvement (as of a skill) developmental toys

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A drop in temperature can slow the plant's developmental process. a child with developmental abnormalities My theory is still in its developmental stage.

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Under Martz and Warner, an undrafted player whose career may have languished if not for a pro developmental league, the Rams reached two Super Bowls, winning one. — Tom Krasovic, sandiegouniontribune.com, "What should new San Diego football team call itself?," 29 May 2018 There are 312 more positions available in the developmental league. — Eli Horowitz, New York Times, "Welcome to the W.N.B.A.: Good Luck Finding a Job," 5 May 2018 They are now taught in the academy how best to interact with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and a program created in Saylor’s memory teaches people with disabilities to serve as educators in law enforcement training. — Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, "Settlement reached in police-custody death of man with Down syndrome," 24 Apr. 2018 Mobile Arc has provided for the needs of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the community for more than 60 years. — AL.com, "Things to do in Mobile, Feb. 4-10," 4 Feb. 2018 She's been pursuing her mission with vigor as of late, from meeting with developmental neuroscientists to designing a conceptual garden. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "Kate Middleton Wears a Green Dress from Beulah London on a Visit to Family-Focused Charity," 22 Jan. 2019 Former Oak Ridge basketball standout Antonio Blakeney was named Most Valuable Player of the NBA G League after averaging 32 points per game for the Windy City Bulls, the developmental team for the Chicago Bulls. — Buddy Collings, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Antonio Blakeney is NBA G-League MVP," 7 Apr. 2018 Creative Growth was founded in 1974, and is the first studio in the world to support people with developmental disabilities. — Michaela Bechler, Vogue, "Method Soap Bottles Get a Colorful Makeover Thanks to Oakland’s Creative Growth Art Center," 5 Feb. 2019 Yet there is no sudden point of departure from one developmental stage to the next. — David P. Barash, WSJ, "‘Becoming Human’ Review: The Defining Neediness of Humans," 11 Jan. 2019

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