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dis·cov·er·y

(dĭ-skŭv′ə-rē)

n. pl. dis·cov·er·ies

1. The act or an instance of discovering.

2. Something discovered.

3. Law The compulsory disclosure to the opposing party of factual information or documents relevant to a lawsuit prior to trial.

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discovery

(dɪˈskʌvərɪ)

n, pl -eries

1. the act, process, or an instance of discovering

2. a person, place, or thing that has been discovered

3. (Law) law the compulsory disclosure by a party to an action of relevant documents in his or her possession

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dis•cov•er•y

(dɪˈskʌv ə ri)

n., pl. -er•ies.

1. the act or an instance of discovering.

2. something discovered.

3. Law. compulsory disclosure, as of facts or documents.

[1545–55]

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Noun	1.	discovery - the act of discovering something find, uncovering human action, human activity, act, deed - something that people do or cause to happen tracing - the discovery and description of the course of development of something; "the tracing of genealogies" espial, spotting, catching, detection, spying - the act of detecting something; catching sight of something self-discovery - discovering your own individuality breakthrough - making an important discovery determination, finding - the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation; "the determination of molecular structures" rediscovery - the act of discovering again
	2.	discovery - something that is discovered disclosure, revealing, revelation - the speech act of making something evident
	3.	discovery - a productive insight breakthrough, find brainstorm, brainwave, insight - the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
	4.	discovery - (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 disclosure, revealing, revelation - the speech act of making something evident law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

discovery

noun

1. finding out, news, announcement, revelation, disclosure, realization the discovery that his wife was HIV positive

2. invention, launch, institution, introduction, pioneering, innovation, initiation, inauguration, induction, coinage, origination the discovery of new forensic techniques

3. breakthrough, find, finding, development, advance, leap, coup, invention, step forward, godsend, quantum leap In that year, two momentous discoveries were made.

4. finding, turning up, locating, revelation, uncovering, disclosure, detection, unearthing, espial the discovery of a mass grave in the south-west of the country

Quotations
"Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought" [Albert von Szent-Györgyi The Scientist Speculates]

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discovery

noun

Something that has been discovered:

ascertainment, find, finding, strike.

Translations

إكْتِشاف

objevzjištění

findeopdageopdagelse

Entdeckung

ανακάλυψη εύρεση

descubrimiento hallazgo

uppgötvun

odkritje

discovery

[dɪsˈkʌvərɪ] N

1. (= finding) [of new country, drug, talent] → descubrimiento m

2. (= thing or person found) → descubrimiento m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

discovery

[dɪˈskʌvəri] n

(= finding) [treasure, manuscript, relic] → découverte f; [cure, continent, phenomenon] → découverte f
to make a discovery → faire une découverte
the discovery that ... → la découverte du fait que ...

(= thing discovered) → découverte f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

discovery

n → Entdeckung f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

discovery

[dɪsˈkʌv/ərɪ] n → scoperta

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discover

(disˈkavə) verb

1. to find by chance, especially for the first time. Columbus discovered America; Marie Curie discovered radium.

2. to find out. Try to discover what's going on!

disˈcovery – plural disˈcoveries – noun

a voyage of discovery; She made several startling discoveries.

We discover something that existed but was not yet known: He discovered a cave .
We invent something that was not in existence: They invented a new machine .

discovery

n. descubrimiento, revelación.

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It had crossed his mind, when Agnes left him, that he ought perhaps to have a witness, in the not very probable event of some alarming discovery taking place.

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While the captain was taking all opportunities to press these and such like arguments, to remove the little foundling from Mr Allworthy's, of whose fondness for him he began to be jealous, Mrs Deborah had made a discovery, which, in its event, threatened at least to prove more fatal to poor Tommy than all the reasonings of the captain.

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In other studies you go as far as others have gone before you, and there is nothing more to know; but in a scientific pursuit there is continual food for discovery and wonder.

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Again, there is a third case,-- when some one is about to do an irreparable deed through ignorance, and makes the discovery before it is done.

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This was a most unlooked-for discovery, and one that promised to defeat our plans altogether, for we could not think of descending the mountain on the Nukuheva side in quest of food.

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His anxiety to forestall any possible discovery of the deception which had concealed the terrible story of her father's death, kept Doctor Allday's vigilance on the watch.

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You have been told that the fifteenth century was a dull time in English literature, but that it was also a time of new action and new life, for the discovery of new worlds and the discovery of printing had opened men's eyes and minds to new wonders.

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(for, the reader will observe, the nations always march at the head of each other), "by the intrepidity of her explorers in the line of geographical discovery." (General assent).

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But if a man be thought secret, it inviteth discovery; as the more close air sucketh in the more open; and as in confession, the revealing is not for worldly use, but for the ease of a man's heart, so secret men come to the knowledge of many things in that kind; while men rather discharge their minds, than impart their minds.

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I have just returned from Aldborough, without making any discovery. Magdalen is still lost to us.

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None of the Indians was as much wrought up over the discovery of Kurzon and the idol as were the white adventurers.

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Fur Trade in the Pacific- American Coasting Voyages- Russian Enterprises.- Discovery of the Columbia River.- Carver's Project to Found a Settlement There.-Mackenzie's Expedition.- Lewis and Clarke's Journey Across the Rocky Mountains- Mr.