Definition of discovery

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Discovery (n.) Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown or unrecognized; as, Harvey's discovery of the circulation of the blood..

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Espial :: Espial (n.) The act of espying; notice; discovery.
Warm :: Warm (superl.) In children's games, being near the object sought for; hence, being close to the discovery of some person, thing, or fact concealed..
Epoch :: Epoch (n.) A period of time, longer or shorter, remarkable for events of great subsequent influence; a memorable period; as, the epoch of maritime discovery, or of the Reformation..
Therapeutics :: Therapeutics (n.) That part of medical science which treats of the discovery and application of remedies for diseases.
Discovery :: Discovery (n.) 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..
Explore :: Explore (v. t.) To search through or into; to penetrate or range over for discovery; to examine thoroughly; as, to explore new countries or seas; to explore the depths of science..
Prediscovery :: Prediscovery (n.) A previous discovery.
Coincide :: Coincide (n.) To occur at the same time; to be contemporaneous; as, the fall of Granada coincided with the discovery of America..
Descry :: Descry (n.) Discovery or view, as of an army seen at a distance..
Detection :: Detection (n.) The act of detecting; the laying open what was concealed or hidden; discovery; as, the detection of a thief; the detection of fraud, forgery, or a plot..
Nondiscovery :: Nondiscovery (n.) Want or failure of discovery.
Exploration :: Exploration (n.) The act of exploring, penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of discovery, especially of geographical discovery; examination; as, the exploration of unknown countries.
Discovery :: Discovery (n.) Exploration; examination.
Discoverture :: Discoverture (n.) Discovery.
Retrieve :: Retrieve (n.) A seeking again; a discovery.
Prior :: Prior (a.) Preceding in the order of time; former; antecedent; anterior; previous; as, a prior discovery; prior obligation; -- used elliptically in cases like the following: he lived alone [in the time] prior to his marriage..
Science :: Science (n.) Accumulated and established knowledge, which has been systematized and formulated with reference to the discovery of general truths or the operation of general laws; knowledge classified and made available in work, life, or the search for truth; comprehensive, profound, or philosophical knowledge..
Discovery :: Discovery (n.) Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown or unrecognized; as, Harvey's discovery of the circulation of the blood..
Invent :: Invent (v. t.) To discover, as by study or inquiry; to find out; to devise; to contrive or produce for the first time; -- applied commonly to the discovery of some serviceable mode, instrument, or machine..
Eschynite :: Eschynite (n.) A rare mineral, containing chiefly niobium, titanium, thorium, and cerium. It was so called by Berzelius on account of the inability of chemical science, at the time of its discovery, to separate some of its constituents..
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