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process vs development

development vs process

process and development both are nouns.

process is a verb but development is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
process Yes No Yes No
development Yes No No No
As nouns, development is a hyponym of process; that is, development is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than process:
  • process: a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
  • development: a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
Other hyponyms of process include phenomenon, chelation, dealignment, decrease, decrement, degeneration, devolution, evolution, economic process, encapsulation, execution, instruction execution, human process, growth, increase, increment, industrial process, irreversible process, iteration, looping, iteration, loop, action, activity, natural action, natural process, functioning, operation, performance, biological process, organic process, photography, processing, reversible process, sensitisation, sensitization, defining, shaping, variation, constant-volume process, isochoric process, isometric process, isovolumetric process, polytropic process.
process (noun) development (noun)
a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
a particular course of action intended to achieve a result the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated
(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation
a mental process that you are not directly aware of a district that has been developed to serve some purpose
a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant 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)
process (verb) development (verb)
subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information
deliver a warrant or summons to someone
shape, form, or improve a material
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
deal with in a routine way
march in a procession
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