2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Discovery \Dis*cov"er*y\, n.; pl {Discoveries}.
1. The action of discovering; exposure to view; laying open
showing; as the discovery of a plot.
2. A making known revelation; disclosure; as a bankrupt is
bound to make a full discovery of his assets.
In the clear discoveries of the next [world].
--South.
3. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown
or unrecognized; as Harvey's discovery of the circulation
of the blood.
A brilliant career of discovery and conquest.
--Prescott.
We speak of the ``invention'' of printing, the
discovery of America. --Trench.
4. That which is discovered; a thing found out or for the
first time ascertained or recognized; as the properties
of the magnet were an important discovery.
5. Exploration; examination. [Obs.]
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
discovery
n 1: the act of discovering something [syn: {find}, {uncovering}]
2: something that is discovered
3: a productive insight [syn: {breakthrough}, {find}]
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