discovery
(noun)
noun
1. the act of discovering something
Similar word(s): find, uncovering
Definition categories: act, deed
2. something that is discovered
Definition categories: communication, disclosure, revealing, revelation
3. a productive insight
Similar word(s): breakthrough, find
Definition categories: thought, brainstorm, brainwave, insight
4. (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
Definition categories: communication, disclosure, revealing, revelation
Sentences with discovery as a noun:
- This latest discovery should eventually lead to much better treatments for disease.
- The purpose of the voyage was discovery.
- automatic discovery of RSS feeds by a Web browser
- The prosecution moved to suppress certain items turned up during discovery.
- The defense argued that the plaintiff's discovery was inadequate.