ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Developable

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Developable is an adjective meaning Suitable for development, often specifically for construction.

Meaning

Suitable for development, often specifically for construction.

More Meanings

  1. (photography, of a latent image) Which can be developed into a visible image.
  2. (geometry) A developable surface.
  3. (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.

Example Sentences

A single hectare, or almost 2.5 acres, of developable land along the coast can easily cost $500,000.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include helicoid, buildable, constructible, constructable, occupiable, siteable.

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