Discovery
[dɪ'skʌv(ə)rɪ] or [dɪ'skʌvəri]
Definition
(noun.) the act of discovering something.
(noun.) a productive insight.
(noun.) something that is discovered.
(noun.) (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.
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Definition
(n.) The action of discovering; exposure to view; laying open; showing; as, the discovery of a plot.
(n.) A making known; revelation; disclosure; as, a bankrupt is bound to make a full discovery of his assets.
(n.) Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown or unrecognized; as, Harvey's discovery of the circulation of the blood.
(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.
(n.) Exploration; examination.
Edited by Bessie
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Disclosure, revelation, making known.[2]. Finding, finding out.[3]. First sight, first view.
Checked by Emil
Examples
- His labors, however, were interrupt ed by the death of his assistant Flemming, and by his own illness, which proved fatal in 1846, a few months before the actual discovery of Neptune. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- But the light of that day's discovery, shining on these considerations, roused him to take a more decided course of action. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- The discovery of America, however, certainly made a most essential one. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- She very soon determined upon turning the discovery to account. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- About a month before this period, some ingenious Frenchman had completed the discovery in the manner originally proposed by Dr. Franklin. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- How much time elapsed between your turning the corner and your discovery that the road was clear? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- This was a wonderful discovery, and was preserved as a trade secret for a long time. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The practical use of the invention when turned to the heavenly bodies served to confirm the truth of the discovery. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The captain in the army being dead, she believed herself safe; but a train of circumstances with which I need not trouble you led to discovery. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Discovery, research, inquiry in new lines, inventions, finally came to be either the social fashion, or in some degree tolerable. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- That generalization was a presupposition of the calculations leading to the discovery. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- This discovery was made by Sir Isaac Newton, in 1675. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Before I could move, before I could draw my breath after that discovery, I was horror-struck by a heavy thump against the door from the inside. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- May there not be something in these recent events which threatens her secret with discovery? Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- It is not by the importation of gold and silver that the discovery of America has enriched Europe. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Were thy garments searched by as curious an eye, Isaac, said he, what discoveries might not be made? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Pasteur took up the study of anthrax in 1877, verified previous discoveries, and, as we shall see, sought means for the prevention of this pest. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- No one expects the young to make original discoveries of just the same facts and principles as are embodied in the sciences of nature and man. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- These discoveries, added to the long observed fact of coal oil floating on streams in Pennsylvania and elsewhere, led to the search for its natural source. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- I prefer trying to report Mr. Franklin's discoveries, as nearly as may be, in Mr. Franklin's own words. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Inventions and discoveries in the field of surgery relate not only to instrumentalities but processes. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- I am pleased with the late astronomical discoveries made by our society. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- But the late discoveries of medical science have given us large power of alleviation. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- His striking discoveries soon earned for him the nickname of The Wizard of Menlo Park. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- What shall we say to the instinct which leads the bee to make cells, and which has practically anticipated the discoveries of profound mathematicians? Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- The electric furnace, stimulated into higher heat by the dynamo than can be otherwise obtained, has brought about many valuable discoveries, and made great advances in various arts. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- As I rec overed my former state of mind, I felt an inclination to communicate the discoveries I had made during the experiment. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- I have made certain discoveries while in England, and now know more about Justinian than he thinks. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- You have examined the servants yourself, and you know what discoveries two of them made outside Rosanna's door. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- He has not merely happened on his discoveries. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
Editor: Winthrop