discovery

About 24.12 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Something discovered.

   This latest discovery should eventually lead to much better treatments for disease.

2. noun The discovering of new things.

   The purpose of the voyage was discovery.

3. noun An act of uncovering or revealing something; a revelation.
4. noun A pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.

   The prosecution moved to suppress certain items turned up during discovery.

5. noun Materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.

   The defense argued that the plaintiff's discovery was inadequate.

6. noun A discovered attack.

Similar words

breakthrough find uncovering discovering discover detection detect discoverable revelation finding

Often followed by

of and that in was is by to or

Word family

discoveries