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[ dih-skuhv-uh-ree ] / dɪˈskʌv ə ri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR discovery ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural dis·cov·er·ies.the act or an instance of discovering. something discovered. Law. compulsory disclosure, as of facts or documents. (initial capital letter, italics)U.S. Aerospace. the third space shuttle to orbit and return to earth. Origin of discoveryFirst recorded in 1545–55; discover + -y3 OTHER WORDS FROM discoverynon·dis·cov·er·y, noun, plural non·dis·cov·er·ies.pre·dis·cov·er·y, noun, plural pre·dis·cov·er·ies.re·dis·cov·er·y, noun, plural re·dis·cov·er·ies.self-dis·cov·er·y, noun, plural self·-dis·cov·er·ies.Words nearby discoverydiscovered check, discoverer, discoverist, discovert, discoverture, discovery, Discovery Bay, Discovery Club, Discovery Day, Discovery Inlet, discovery method Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for discoveryIn fact, I wrote 212 pages of a novel called The Discovery of Sex that was bought, and I pulled it. Daphne Merkin on Lena Dunham, Book Criticism, and Self-Examination|Mindy Farabee|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST The longtime pals—and co-stars of The Interview—stripped down and tried to survive on the Discovery Channel reality series. James Franco and Seth Rogen Get ‘Naked and Afraid’… And It’s Hilarious|Marlow Stern|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Rice had received this video in discovery during his criminal case, but it had not been aired publicly, as had the first video. The $44 Million Teflon Don of the NFL|Mike Barnicle|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST Much has been said about Stuxnet in the years since its discovery. How Obama Endangered Us All With Stuxnet|Kim Zetter|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He also believes in aliens, which he divulged on the Discovery Channel special Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking. The Other Side of Stephen Hawking: Strippers, Aliens, and Disturbing Abuse Claims|Marlow Stern|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST By midnight he would be fairly safe from the fear of discovery. The Shrieking Pit|Arthur J. Rees We therefore set sail and left for Portugal, greatly rejoicing at our good fortune in having made so great a discovery. A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama 1497-1499|Unknown I placed it on the grass some distance away, while the Emperor followed me, utterly astounded at the discovery. The Secrets of Potsdam|William Le Queux For this and his former work the name of Davy ought for ever to be inseparably united with the discovery of chemical electricity. The Royal Institution|Bence Jones The house being empty, she procured the keys from the landlord, and proceeded on a voyage of discovery alone. There is no Death|Florence Marryatt
British Dictionary definitions for discovery
noun plural -eriesthe act, process, or an instance of discovering a person, place, or thing that has been discovered law the compulsory disclosure by a party to an action of relevant documents in his possession Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to discoverydisclosure, introduction, revelation, analysis, detection, exploration, diagnosis, encounter, sighting, breakthrough, design, result, innovation, finding, data, method, conclusion, calculation, hearing, invention |