American Dictionary

Define dictionary terms easily in our powerful online English dictionary.

Searching for...

No matching words found

Try a different search term or browse the dictionary

Definition discovery in American English

discovery noun

noun
/dɪˈskʌvəri/
1

the process of learning something that was not known before, or of finding someone or something that was missing or hidden

Example

The award recognizes distinction in exploration, discovery, and research.

Example

Police announced the discovery of the body late last night.

Example

the discovery that the universe is expanding

Example

We made some interesting discoveries about our own family.

Synonyms and related words
2

something that is found, or something new that is learned

Example

This is one of the most important archaeological discoveries of the century.

Synonyms and related words
3

someone whose ability is recognized by another person who helps them to become famous

Example

Gisela is one of Lagerfeld's latest discoveries.

Synonyms and related words
Synonyms and related words
Definition discovery in American English