Discovery Definition
discovery
Wikipedia has articles on: Discovery
Contents |
English
Pronunciation
- (Canada) IPA: /dəsˈk͉ʌv(ə)ˌɹi/
-
Audio (CA) (file)
-
- (UK, US) IPA: /dɪsˈkʌv.əˌɹi/, SAMPA: /dIs"kVv.@%r\i/
-
Audio (US) (file)
-
Noun
discovery (countable and uncountable; plural discoveries)
- Something discovered.
- This latest discovery should eventually lead to much better treatments for disease.
- (uncountable) The discovering of new things.
- The purpose of the voyage was discovery.
- (law, uncountable) A pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.
- The prosecution moved to suppress certain items turned up during discovery.
- (law, uncountable) 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.
Related terms
- discover verb
- discoverer noun
|