noundiscoveries
1The action or process of discovering or being discovered.
‘the discovery of the body’
- ‘he made some startling discoveries’
- ‘Part of the wonder of this lace construction for us is the process of discovery involved in locating each figure.’
- ‘He believes it happened through a gradual process of scientific discovery.’
- ‘It was a little scary, too, because I knew that it would be an entirely new process of discovery.’
- ‘In this system the process of discovery is channeled from one direct link to the next.’
- ‘As a parent you are in the best position to help them in the process of discovery.’
- ‘Stagecoach workers made the startling discovery after checking inside the box for security reasons.’
- ‘After the startling discovery the woman took the ring back to the police station so the original owner could be found.’
- ‘I've just been through one of those random processions of discovery and loose understanding.’
- ‘The grim discovery of the body was made by a farmer yesterday morning.’
- ‘That process began in the sixteenth century with the voyages of discovery and has gone on accelerating ever since.’
- ‘The discovery of potential terrorists is proof that the process has begun.’
- ‘I think the whole process of acting is a kind of discovery that you go through.’
- ‘This discovery must be one of excitement and pleasure, so the journey of discovery itself is rewarding.’
- ‘Climbers at the bottom of a glacier made another stunning discovery near the crash site.’
- ‘Police officers visited the flat and made the gruesome discovery.’
- ‘Eating always filled us with a sense of adventure and discovery.’
- ‘I've wanted to go down to the Antarctic ever since I was a child and became fascinated by exploration and discovery.’
- ‘A tip from a relative led to discovery of the runaway teen, who was living with a drug dealer.’
- ‘But the human passion for knowledge and discovery, as I've said, always has a downside.’
- ‘But after staying there for a month, she found it was a voyage full of hardship and discovery.’
finding, locating, location, uncovering, unearthing
finding out, learning, realization, recognition, detection, determination
invention, origination, devising
View synonyms- 1.1A person or thing discovered.
‘the drug is not a new discovery’
- ‘For a reviewer for whom he is a recent discovery, that is excellent news.’
- ‘So they patent their products, which have to be novel and cannot be simply a discovery - that is, simply a bit of nature.’
- ‘I don't know if this is a new discovery, but I've never seen it elsewhere.’
- ‘Pupils have had the chance to travel back in time more than half a century, thanks to an exciting discovery at their school.’
- ‘Whoever comes out with a new discovery first and obtains the patent becomes the sole winner.’
- ‘Such a discovery would have fascinating consequences for the debate on the origins of life on Earth.’
- ‘Here is a discovery that has to be made known to the ophthalmic community in India.’
- ‘I countered this superstition with a serendipitous discovery from my own research.’
- ‘For an oil major such as BP, a discovery of that size would have been significant.’
- ‘You always think of science as being a man in a lab making a discovery, but it's not, it's teamwork.’
- ‘This is a remarkable discovery, assuming it's not a hoax and it really doesn't look so.’
- ‘On the day he met Watson he had not even earned a PhD, let alone made a discovery or a reputation.’
- ‘I don't want to feel completely uninformed of all the scientific discoveries.’
- ‘New discoveries offering new hope for the thousands of children with the condition.’
- ‘Newton and all such thinkers asked questions and came out with path-breaking discoveries.’
- ‘The point is that the amount of new discoveries has fallen dramatically.’
- ‘People are advised to keep any such discoveries in a secure place out of the reach of children and pets and to contact the police immediately.’
- ‘In the past many discoveries have been made in the area, including one of the two Iron Age bronze shields held in the British Museum.’
- ‘The Museum is holding its annual finds day on Sunday to help people searching for an explanation of their discoveries.’
- ‘The Norse discoveries were couched in oral sagas and were dismissed as folklore by those in other cultures.’
2Law
The compulsory disclosure, by a party to an action, of relevant documents referred to by the other party.
‘A party has inherent right to be present at the examination for discovery of the opposite party.’
- ‘The documents relating to this shipment were disclosed on discovery.’
- ‘Once an action has commenced, discovery from the other parties is possible under the rules of court.’
- ‘The respondents draw attention to a series of documents produced in late discovery.’
- ‘Over the past year or so the parties have been engaged in extensive examinations for discovery.’
Origin
Mid 16th century from discover, on the pattern of the pair recover, recovery.