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ontogeny vs development

development vs ontogeny

ontogeny and development both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ontogeny Yes No No No
development Yes No No No
As nouns, ontogeny and development are synonyms defined as:
  • ontogeny and development: (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
Other synonyms of ontogeny include growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis.
ontogeny (noun) development (noun)
(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 act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
(music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated
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)
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