advanced

adjective

1. 1

   situated ahead or going before

   an advance party

   at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies

2. 2

   (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry

   advanced societies

   an advanced country technologically

3. 3

   far along in time

   a man of advanced age

   advanced in years

4. 4

   comparatively late in a course of development

   the illness had reached an advanced stage

   an advanced state of exhaustion

5. 5

   ahead in development; complex or intricate

   advanced technology

   a sophisticated electronic control system

6. 6

   at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill

   an advanced degree

   an advanced text in physics

7. 7

   farther along in physical or mental development

   the child's skeletal age was classified as `advanced'

   children in the advanced classes in elementary school read far above grade average

8. 8

   ahead of the times

   the advanced teaching methods

   had advanced views on the subject