developable
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developable (comparative more developable, superlative most developable)
- Suitable for development, often specifically for construction
- 2007 March 23, Kevin Brass, “In the Yucatán Jungle, an Eco-Hideaway Sells Another Side of Mexico”, in The New York Times[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 November 2022:
- A single hectare, or almost 2.5 acres, of developable land along the coast can easily cost $500,000.
- (photography, of a latent image) Which can be developed into a visible image.
- (geometry, 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.
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Noun
developable (plural developables)
- (geometry) A developable surface.
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