discovery
English Thesaurus
1. the act of discovering something (noun.act)
hyponym | : | tracing, |
definition | : | the discovery and description of the course of development of something (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | self-discovery, |
definition | : | discovering your own individuality (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | breakthrough, |
definition | : | making an important discovery (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | determination, finding, |
definition | : | the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | rediscovery, |
definition | : | the act of discovering again (noun.act) |
2. a productive insight (noun.cognition)
hypernym | : | brainstorm, brainwave, insight, |
definition | : | the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation (noun.cognition) |
3. something that is discovered (noun.communication)
4. (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 (noun.communication)
domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
5. the act of discovering something (noun.act)
derivation | : | discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see, |
definition | : | get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally (verb.cognition) |
derivation | : | discover, find, |
definition | : | make a discovery (verb.cognition) |
derivation | : | discover, find, |
definition | : | make a discovery, make a new finding (verb.creation) |
derivation | : | discover, |
definition | : | see for the first time; make a discovery (verb.perception) |
derivation | : | find, regain, |
definition | : | come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost (verb.possession) |
derivation | : | attain, chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, discover, fall upon, happen upon, light upon, strike, |
definition | : | find unexpectedly (verb.possession) |
6. a productive insight (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see, |
definition | : | get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally (verb.cognition) |
derivation | : | discover, find, |
definition | : | make a discovery (verb.cognition) |
derivation | : | ascertain, determine, find, find out, |
definition | : | establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | discover, find, |
definition | : | make a discovery, make a new finding (verb.creation) |
derivation | : | discover, |
definition | : | see for the first time; make a discovery (verb.perception) |
7. something that is discovered (noun.communication)
derivation | : | discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see, |
definition | : | get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally (verb.cognition) |
derivation | : | discover, find, |
definition | : | make a discovery (verb.cognition) |
derivation | : | break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, unwrap, |
definition | : | make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | discover, find, |
definition | : | make a discovery, make a new finding (verb.creation) |
derivation | : | discover, |
definition | : | see for the first time; make a discovery (verb.perception) |
derivation | : | attain, chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, discover, fall upon, happen upon, light upon, strike, |
definition | : | find unexpectedly (verb.possession) |
8. the act of discovering something (noun.act)
derivation | : | discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see, |
definition | : | get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally (verb.cognition) |
derivation | : | discover, find, |
definition | : | make a discovery (verb.cognition) |
derivation | : | discover, find, |
definition | : | make a discovery, make a new finding (verb.creation) |
derivation | : | discover, |
definition | : | see for the first time; make a discovery (verb.perception) |
derivation | : | find, regain, |
definition | : | come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost (verb.possession) |
derivation | : | attain, chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, discover, fall upon, happen upon, light upon, strike, |
definition | : | find unexpectedly (verb.possession) |
9. a productive insight (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see, |
definition | : | get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally (verb.cognition) |
derivation | : | discover, find, |
definition | : | make a discovery (verb.cognition) |
derivation | : | ascertain, determine, find, find out, |
definition | : | establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | discover, find, |
definition | : | make a discovery, make a new finding (verb.creation) |
derivation | : | discover, |
definition | : | see for the first time; make a discovery (verb.perception) |
10. something that is discovered (noun.communication)
derivation | : | discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see, |
definition | : | get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally (verb.cognition) |
derivation | : | discover, find, |
definition | : | make a discovery (verb.cognition) |
derivation | : | break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, unwrap, |
definition | : | make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | discover, find, |
definition | : | make a discovery, make a new finding (verb.creation) |
derivation | : | discover, |
definition | : | see for the first time; make a discovery (verb.perception) |
derivation | : | attain, chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, discover, fall upon, happen upon, light upon, strike, |
definition | : | find unexpectedly (verb.possession) |
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