Thesaurus: discovery

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1. n. The action of discovering; exposure to view; laying open; showing; as, the discovery of a plot.
2. n. A making known; revelation; disclosure; as, a bankrupt is bound to make a full discovery of his assets.
3. n. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown or unrecognized; as, Harvey's discovery of the circulation of the blood.
4. n. 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. n. Exploration; examination.
6. n. the act of discovering something
7. n. something that is discovered
8. n. a productive insight
9. n. (law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case; enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side concerning the facts in the case
10. n:100 n. the act of discovering something n. something that is discovered n. a productive insight n. (law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case; enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side concerning the facts in the case