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Inclination downward; a descending way; inclined or sloping surface; declivity; slope; as, a steep descent.

; as, sunshine and rain develop the bud into a flower; to develop the mind. The sound developed itself into a real compound. J. Peile. All insects . . . acquire the jointed legs before the wings are fully developed. Owen.

Capable of being developed. J. Peile. Developable surface (Math.), a surface described by a moving right line, and such that consecutive positions of the generator intersect each other. Hence, the surface can be developed into a plane.

or disclosing that which is unknown; a gradual unfolding process by which anything is developed, as a plan or method, or an image upon a photographic plate; gradual advancement or growth through a series of progressive changes; also, the result of developing, or a developed state. A new development of imagination, tast…

To disappear gradually in another surface, as where moldings are lost in a sloped or curved face.

ing the appearance of lacking one half; as, a dimidiate leaf, which has only one side developed.

Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch.

To remove a cover or envelope from;; to set free from inclosure; to uncover. The shells being broken, . . . the stone included in them is thereby disclosed and set at liberty. Woodward.

A female deer or antelope; specifically, the female of the fallow deer, of which the male is called a buck. Also applied to the female of other animals, as the rabbit. See the Note under Buck.

The Arctic or blue fox; -- a name also applied to species of the genus Cynalopex.

A window pierced in a roof, and so set as to be vertical while the roof slopes away from it. Also, the gablet, or houselike structure, in which it is contained.

Declivity; descent; slope. On th' icy downhills of this slippery life. Du Bartas (Trans. ).

duality. Dualistic system or theory (Chem.), the theory, originated by Lavoisier and developed by Berzelius, that all definite compounds are binary in their nature, and consist of two distinct constituents, themselves simple or complex, and possessed of opposite chemical or electrical affinities.

A small South African antelope (Cephalous mergens); -- called also impoon, and deloo.

measuring force or power; especially, muscular effort of men or animals, or the power developed by a motor, or that required to operate machinery.

The Chinese yellow antelope (Procapra gutturosa), a remarkably swift-footed animal, inhabiting the deserts of Central Asia, Thibet, and China.

The outer envelope of a cell; the cell wall. Agassiz.

armadillos, sloths, and anteaters; -- called also Bruta. The incisor teeth are rarely developed, and in some groups all the teeth are lacking.

Formed or developed by education; as, an educated man.

The sodium salt of a sulphonic acid of a naphthol, C10H5(OH)(NH2)SO3Na used as a developer.