Develop vs Developable - What's the difference?
develop | developable |
To change with a specific direction, progress.
(ambitransitive) To progress through a sequence of stages.
* Owen
To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
* Jowett (Thucyd)
To create.
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To acquire something usually over a period of time.
(chess) To place one's pieces actively.
(snooker, pool) To cause a ball to become more open and available to be played on later. Usually by moving it away from the cushion, or by opening a pack.
(math) To change the form of (an algebraic expression, etc.) by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value.
Suitable for development, often specifically for construction
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Which can be developed into a visible image.
(geometry, of a surface) Described by a moving right line, and such that consecutive positions of the generator intersect each other, allowing the surface to be developed into a plane.
As a verb develop
is to change with a specific direction, progress.As an adjective developable is
suitable for development, often specifically for construction.As a noun developable is
a developable surface.develop
English
(Development)Alternative forms
* develope (obsolete)Verb
- All insects acquire the jointed legs before the wings are fully developed .
- We must develop our own resources to the utmost.
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Focus on Everything, passage=Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus.
Usage notes
* Objects: plan, software, program, product, story, idea.developable
English
Adjective
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