discovery (noun)
1discovery — ► NOUN (pl. discoveries) 1) the action or process of discovering or being discovered. 2) a person or thing discovered. 3) Law the compulsory disclosure of documents relevant to an action …
2discovery — dis·cov·ery n pl er·ies 1: the act or process of discovering 2: something discovered applied for a patent for the discovery 3 a: the methods used by parties to a civil or criminal action to obtain information held by the other party that is… …
3discovery — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, important, major, significant ▪ potentially the biggest scientific discovery for fifty years ▪ startling, surprising …
4Discovery Day — noun a legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus • Syn: ↑Columbus Day, ↑October 12 • Hypernyms: ↑legal holiday, ↑national holiday, ↑public holiday • Part Holonyms: ↑ …
5discovery — noun 1) the discovery of the body Syn: finding, location, uncovering, unearthing 2) the discovery that she was pregnant Syn: realization, recognition; revelation, disclosure 3) the discovery of new drugs …
6discovery — noun /dəsˈk͉ʌv(ə)ˌɹi,dɪsˈkʌv.əˌɹi/ a) Something discovered. This latest discovery should eventually lead to much better treatments for disease. b) The discovering of new things. The purpose of the voyage was discovery. See Also: discover,… …
7discovery — noun 1) the discovery of the body Syn: finding, location, uncovering, unearthing 2) the discovery that she was pregnant Syn: realization, recognition, revelation, disclosure 3) he failed to …
8discovery informatics — noun The computing tools and methods used in the drug discovery process, such as software that deals with chemical and biological structures …
9discovery — noun (plural eries) Date: 1529 1. a. the act or process of discovering b. (1) archaic disclosure (2) obsolete display c. obsolete …
10Discovery Day — noun Date: circa 1913 Columbus Day …
