| NOUN | act | discovery, find, uncovering | the act of discovering something |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | discovery | something that is discovered | |
| cognition | discovery, breakthrough, find | a productive insight | |
| communication | discovery | (law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case |
| Sounds | dihskah'veriy; dihskah'vriy; dih.skah'vriy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | accessory ... worry: 201 rhymes with eriy... | |
| accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy... | ||
| Meaning | The act of discovering something. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | find, uncovering | |
| Narrower | breakthrough | making an important discovery |
| detection, catching, espial, spying, spotting | The act of detecting something | |
| determination, finding | The act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation | |
| rediscovery | The act of discovering again | |
| self-discovery | Discovering your own individuality | |
| tracing | The discovery and description of the course of development of something | |
| Broader | act, deed, human action, human activity | Something that people do or cause to happen |
| Spanish | descubrimiento, hallazgo | |
| Catalan | descoberta, descobriment, troballa | |
| Verbs | discover | make a discovery |
| discover | get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally | |
| discover | make a discovery, make a new finding | |
| discover | see for the first time | |
| discover | discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of | |
| discover | find unexpectedly | |
| Meaning | Something that is discovered. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | disclosure, revelation, revealing | The speech act of making something evident / evident |
| Spanish | descubrimiento, hallazgo | |
| Catalan | descoberta, descobriment, troballa | |
| Verbs | discover | make a discovery |
| discover | get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally | |
| discover | make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret | |
| discover | make a discovery, make a new finding | |
| discover | see for the first time | |
| discover | discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of | |
| discover | find unexpectedly | |
| Meaning | A productive insight. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | breakthrough, find | |
| Broader | insight, brainstorm, brainwave | The clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation |
| Spanish | descubrimiento, hallazgo | |
| Catalan | troballa | |
| Verbs | discover | make a discovery |
| discover | get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally | |
| discover | make a discovery, make a new finding | |
| discover | see for the first time | |
| discover | discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of | |
| Meaning | (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. | |
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| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | disclosure, revelation, revealing | The speech act of making something evident / evident |
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