developmental 🔊 adj /dɪˌvɛləpˈmɛntəl/
Etymology From development + -al.
Developmental psychology studies how the mind forms as children and adolescents grow. Derived terms codevelopmental , cyclodevelopmental , developmental biologist , developmental biology , developmental disability , developmental disorder , developmentalism , developmentalist , developmental language disorder, developmentally , developmental position , developmental psycholinguistics , developmental psychologist , developmental psychology , ecodevelopmental , evolutionary developmental biology , intellectual developmental disorder , neurodevelopmental , nondevelopmental , oncodevelopmental , pervasive developmental disorder , pharmacodevelopmental , postdevelopmental
developmental 🔊 noun Etymology From development + -al.
1 A trainee flight controller.
Mr. Paguaga said: “We do have a pipeline of people that are developmentals coming into the building.2007 May 12, Matthew L. Wald, “As Kennedy Traffic Rises, So Do Worries About Delays and Heavier Runway Use”, in New York Times: