developable
nounEtymology From develop + -able.
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Geometry, Mathematics, Sciences A developable surface.
developable
adjEtymology From develop + -able.
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Suitable for development, often specifically for construction
- A single hectare, or almost 2.5 acres, of developable land along the coast can easily cost $500,000.2007 March 23, Kevin Brass, “In the Yucatán Jungle, an Eco-Hideaway Sells Another Side of Mexico”, in New York Times:
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Arts, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Photography Of a latent image Which can be developed into a visible image.
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Geometry, Mathematics, Sciences Of a surface Described by a moving right line, and such that consecutive positions of the generator intersect each other, allowing the surface to be developed into a plane.
- Derived terms
- developable surface, nondevelopable, undevelopable