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underdeveloped

 
Dictionary: un·der·de·vel·oped   (ŭn'dər-dĭ-vĕl'əpt) pronunciation
 
adj.
  1. Not adequately or normally developed; immature: underdeveloped leaves and flowers.
  2. Processed in too weak a developing solution, or for too short a time, or at too low a temperature to produce a normal degree of contrast. Used of film.
  3. Having a low level of economic productivity and technological sophistication within the contemporary range of possibility; developing: underdeveloped countries.
underdevelopment un'der·de·vel'op·ment n.
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adjective

    Not progressing and developing as fast as others, as in economic and social aspects: backward, lagging, undeveloped. See precede/follow.

 
Veterinary Dictionary: underdevelopment
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An error in x-ray film developing procedure. Causes the production of a flat film with poor contrast; the unexposed background is gray instead of black.

 
Translations: Underdeveloped
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - underudviklet, tilbagestående

Nederlands (Dutch)
onderontwikkeld

Français (French)
adj. - sous-développé, peu développé (qn), (Phot) pas assez développé

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unterentwickelt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - υπανάπτυκτος

Italiano (Italian)
sottosviluppato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - subdesenvolvido

Русский (Russian)
слаборазвитый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - subdesarrollado, insuficientemente desarrollado (músculo, etc.), insuficientemente revelado (foto)

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - underutvecklad

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
低度开发的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 低度開發的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 발달이 불충분한, 미숙한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 発達不十分の, 現像不足の, 低開発の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ناقض التحميض, غير تام النمو, متخلف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא מפותח במלואו, לא בוגר, תת-מפותחת (מדינה), לא פותח כראוי (צילום)‬


 
 

 

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