Definition of Discovery

Dis`cov´er`y
n.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.


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