- 1. n. The action of discovering; exposure to view; laying open; showing; as, the discovery of a plot. Source: opted
- 2. n. A making known; revelation; disclosure; as, a bankrupt is bound to make a full discovery of his assets. Source: opted
- 3. n. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown or unrecognized; as, Harvey's discovery of the circulation of the blood. Source: opted
- 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. Source: opted
- 5. n. Exploration; examination. Source: opted
- 6. n. the act of discovering something Source: wordnet
- 7. n. something that is discovered Source: wordnet
- 8. n. a productive insight Source: wordnet
- 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 Source: wordnet
- 10. 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.] Source: webster
- 11. 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 Source: ecdict
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