developmental
/dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛntəl/
developmental adjective: related to development.
Adjective
developmental (not comparable)
- Related to development.
- Developmental psychology studies how the mind forms as children and adolescents grow.
Noun
developmental (plural developmentals)
- A trainee flight controller.
- Mr. Paguaga said: “We do have a pipeline of people that are developmentals coming into the building.2007 May 12, Matthew L. Wald, “As Kennedy Traffic Rises, So Do Worries About Delays and Heavier Runway Use”, in New York Times
Examples of developmental in a sentence
- Examples of normal human developmental synostosis occur in the mandible and in the sacrum.
- The DSA device has mission, mapping, and intelligence applications coordinating with new developmental radio systems.
- The new ideas face scientific, developmental, manufacturing, financial and regulatory hurdles, and must clear clinical trials.
Forms of developmental
| plural | developmentals |
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Origin of developmental
From development + -al.
Words formed from developmental
- codevelopmental
- cyclodevelopmental
- developmental biologist
- developmental biology
- developmental disability
- developmental disorder
- developmentalism
- developmentalist
- developmental language disorder
- developmentally
- developmental position
- developmental psycholinguistics
- developmental psychologist
- developmental psychology
- ecodevelopmental
- evolutionary developmental biology
- intellectual developmental disorder
- neurodevelopmental
- nondevelopmental
- oncodevelopmental
- pervasive developmental disorder
- pharmacodevelopmental
- postdevelopmental
Phrases with developmental
Words that rhyme with developmental
- mental
- transcendental
- accidental
- complemental
- gentle
- elemental
- oriental
- rental
- trental
- continental
- dental
- experimental
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- instrumental
- incruental
- lentil
- predental
- temperamental
- bidental
- cental
- coincidental
- decremental
- documental
- emolumental
- environmental
- firmamental
- interdental
- interdepartmental
- judgmental
- occidental
- parliamental
- pseudodental
- submental
- supradental
- addental
- adjustmental
- advectional
- affectational
- agro-environmental
- alimental
- alveolodental
- amental
- antidental
- apartmental
- apicodental
- aplacental
- argental
- argumental
- atlantodental
- atramental
- bimental
- bioenvironmental
- biparental
- cemental
- cervicomental
- cliental
- compartmental
- componental
- craniodental
- departmental
- diaplacental
Questions about developmental
- What does developmental mean?
- Developmental means related to development.
- What part of speech is developmental?
- Developmental can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce developmental?
- Developmental is pronounced /dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛntəl/.
Words near developmental in the dictionary
Source and license
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