Developmental

//dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛntəl// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
A trainee flight controller.
"Mr. Paguaga said: “We do have a pipeline of people that are developmentals coming into the building."

Adjective

1
Related to development. not-comparable
"Developmental psychology studies how the mind forms as children and adolescents grow."

Adjective

1
of or relating to or constituting development wordnet

Synonyms

expanding experimental

Example

"My sister is majoring in developmental psychology."

Etymology

From development + -al.

Related phrases

developmental biologist developmental biology developmental disability developmental disorder developmental language disorder developmental position developmental psycholinguistics developmental psychologist developmental psychology evolutionary developmental biology intellectual developmental disorder pervasive developmental disorder

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