If someone makes a discovery, they become aware of something that they did not know about before.
I felt I'd made an incredible discovery.
...the discovery that both his wife and son are HIV positive.
Synonyms: finding out, news, announcement, revelation More Synonyms of discovery
2. variable noun
If someone makes a discovery, they are the first person to find or become aware of a place, substance, or scientific fact that no one knew about before.
In that year, two momentous discoveries were made.
...the discovery of the ozone hole over the South Pole.
The fascination of discovery has never left him.
Synonyms: breakthrough, find, finding, development More Synonyms of discovery
3. variable noun
If someone makes a discovery, they recognize that an actor, musician, or other performer who is not well-known has talent.
His job is the discovery and promotion of new artists.
4. variable noun
When the discovery of people or objects happens, someone finds them, either by accident or as a result of looking for them.
...the discovery and destruction by soldiers of millions of marijuana plants. [+ of]
More Synonyms of discovery
discovery in British English
(dɪˈskʌvərɪ)
nounWord forms: plural-eries
1.
the act, process, or an instance of discovering
2.
a person, place, or thing that has been discovered
3. law
the compulsory disclosure by a party to an action of relevant documents in his or her possession
discovery in American English
(dɪˈskʌvəri)
nounWord forms: pluraldisˈcoveries
1.
the act of discovering
2.
anything discovered
3. Archaic
the act of revealing; disclosure
4. Law
any pretrial procedures, as the taking of depositions, for compelling the disclosure of pertinent factual information
COBUILD Collocations
discovery
exciting discovery
important discovery
scientific discovery
Examples of 'discovery' in a sentence
discovery
Research at the university focuses on biomedical and scientific discovery.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
When you complete a project at home you could make a valuable discovery.
The Sun (2016)
This is a new age of discovery.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This makes the discovery a possible game changer.
Smithsonian Mag (2017)
The site of these discoveries is not new.
Smithsonian Mag (2017)
Notice too that some of those who made great discoveries here were not British.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
My first discovery was that most rental flats in Britain come furnished.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
What’s so amazing about the recent discoveries, exactly?
Smithsonian Mag (2017)
My great disɡcovery in the past year or so is that news doesn't really matter.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The aim was scientific discovery.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This is where the great discovery was made.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
They can join a research team and make real scientific discoveries.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
They are claiming to have made an incredible discovery.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
What will the price discovery process be then?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The restoration of social bonds begins with the discovery that one is not alone.
Herman, Judith Lewis Trauma and Recovery (1992)
This important discovery has renewed interest in fats.
Holford, Patrick The Family Nutrition Workbook (1988)
Sometimes a new discovery forces them to rethink their old ideas.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
On top of this there have been recent discoveries of significant amounts of oil and gas.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But how was such a momentous discovery made?
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
The first discovery has been that fibre is no panacea.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The craft making the great voyages of discovery were of a different design.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
That is how it should be for religion in an age of scientific discovery.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
There has been no surprise and no discovery process.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The chance discovery led to one of the most sensational literary finds in modern history.
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)
New discoveries allow you to access new powers which mean you can explore new areas.
The Sun (2016)
It was one of the outstanding academic discoveries of recent years.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
When does she make this discovery?
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Live, where you can make incredible discoveries about your family.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
You can make basic discoveries, then check if similar things happen in mice.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Although potentially momentous, this discovery received relatively little attention.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The internet is only the first stage of discovery, not the end.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
One of the great discoveries of 20th-century science was that our universe is expanding.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The final programme in the brilliant series looks at some of the incredible discoveries of the past 50 years.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Quotations
Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thoughtAlbert von Szent-GyörgyiThe Scientist Speculates
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In other languages
discovery
British English: discovery NOUN
If someone makes a discovery, they become aware of something that they did not know about before.
I felt I'd made an incredible discovery.
American English: discovery
Brazilian Portuguese: descoberta
Chinese: 发现
European Spanish: descubrimiento
French: découverte
German: Entdeckung
Italian: scoperta
Japanese: 発見
Korean: 발견
European Portuguese: descoberta
Latin American Spanish: descubrimiento
All related terms of 'discovery'
Discovery Bay
an inlet of the Indian Ocean in SE Australia
Discovery Day
→ Columbus Day
self-discovery
the process of gaining understanding of oneself and one's motivations and needs
exciting discovery
If someone makes a discovery , they become aware of something that they did not know about before.
important discovery
If someone makes a discovery , they become aware of something that they did not know about before.
scientific discovery
If someone makes a discovery , they become aware of something that they did not know about before.
examination for discovery
a pretrial meeting to disclose evidence that will be presented later