research and development

re·search and de·vel·op·ment

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ri-surch, ree-surch and dih-vel-uh p-muh nt]
- /rɪˈsɜrtʃ, ˈri sɜrtʃ ænd dɪˈvɛl əp mənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ri-surch, ree-surch and dih-vel-uh p-muh nt]
- /rɪˈsɜrtʃ, ˈri sɜrtʃ ænd dɪˈvɛl əp mənt/

Definition of research and development words

noun research and development the part of a commercial company's activity concerned with applying the results of scientific research to develop new products and improve existing ones 0

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adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

field work — Also, field work. work done in the field, as research, exploration, surveying, or interviewing: archaeological fieldwork.
experiment — Perform a scientific procedure, esp. in a laboratory, to determine something.
experimentation — The act of experimenting; practice by experiment.

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