(physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid | act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining |
(botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals) | the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful |
(linguistics) the grammatical and lexical linking within a text or sentence that holds a text together and gives it meaning. | (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated |
the state of cohering or sticking together | a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation |
| a district that has been developed to serve some purpose |
| processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible |
| (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level |
| a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) |
| a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess) |