discovery Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of discovering something
    uncovering; find.
  2. noun something that is discovered
  3. noun a productive insight
    breakthrough; find.
  4. 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

WordNet

Dis*cov"er*y noun
Wordforms
plural Discoveries
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913