adj. 1. being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful; as, the developed qualities of the Hellenic outlook; the state's well-developed industries. Oppositre of undeveloped. [ Narrower terms: formulated; mature ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]
2. made more useful and profitable as by building or laying out roads; -- of real estate. new houses are springing up on the developed tract of land near the river Syn. -- improved. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. 1. One who, or that which, develops. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Photog.) A chemical bath or reagent used in developing photographs. By the action of the developer, the latent image on a photographic plate or film, not perceptible to the eye after exposure in the camera, is developed and becomes visible. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
3. (Dyeing) A reagent used to produce an ingrain color by its action upon some substance on the fiber. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
4. a corporation or individual who finances or organizes a real estate development{ 5 }. [ PJC ]
[しんでん(P);あらた, shinden (P); arata](n) (1) new rice field; newly developed rice field; (2) wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period); (P)#3502[Add to Longdo]
[さとやま, satoyama](n) (1) undeveloped woodland near populated area; (2) settlement pattern of living in upland valleys and cultivating lower slopes#17667[Add to Longdo]