developpé
[ dih-vel-uh-pey; French devuh-law-pey ]
/ dɪˌvɛl əˈpeɪ; French dɛvə lɔˈpeɪ /
noun, plural de·vel·op·pés [dih-vel-uh-peyz; French devuh-law-pey] /dɪˌvɛl əˈpeɪz; French dɛvə lɔˈpeɪ/.
a movement in ballet in which the free leg is drawn up beside the working leg and then extended into the air.
Origin of developpé
1910–15; < French, past participle of
développer to
develop