DISCOVERY

discovery, find, uncovering

(noun) the act of discovering something

discovery, breakthrough, find

(noun) a productive insight

discovery

(noun) something that is discovered

discovery

(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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

discovery (countable and uncountable, plural discoveries)

Something discovered.

(uncountable) The discovering of new things.

(countable, archaic) An act of uncovering or revealing something; a revelation.

(legal, uncountable) A pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.

(legal, uncountable) Materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.

Source: Wiktionary


Dis*cov"er*y, n.; pl. Discoveries (.

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’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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14 March 2025

PARASITISM

(noun) the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)


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