the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) | act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining |
one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object | the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful |
one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole | (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated |
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical) | a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation |
a segment of a citrus fruit | a district that has been developed to serve some purpose |
a small army unit usually having a special function | processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible |
a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class | (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 small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon | a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) |
a specialized division of a large organization | a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess) |
a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately | |
(geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid | |
a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people | |
a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope | |
a land unit equal to 1 square mile | |