HyperDic: underdevelopment

English > 2 senses of the word underdevelopment:
NOUNstateunderdevelopmentstate of inadequate development
processunderdevelopment(photography) inadequate processing of film resulting in inadequate contrast
underdevelopment > pronunciation
Soundsahnderdahveh'lahpmahnt
Rhymesabandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...
English > underdevelopment: 2 senses > noun 1, state
Meaningstate of inadequate development.
Example"much poverty can be traced to the underdevelopment of industry"
BroaderdevelopmentA state in which things are improving
Spanishsubdesarrollo
English > underdevelopment: 2 senses > noun 2, process
Meaning(photography) inadequate processing of film resulting in inadequate contrast.
Categoryphotography, picture takingThe act of taking and printing photographs
Broaderdevelopment, developingProcessing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible
Spanishsubdesarrollo
Verbsunderdevelopprocess (a film or photographic plate) less than the required time or in an ineffective solution or at an insufficiently high temperature

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