Definition of "discovery" in English

noun

1. Something discovered.

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

2. (uncountable) The discovering of new things.

   • The purpose of the voyage was discovery.
   • Automatic discovery of RSS feeds by a Web browser.

3. (countable, archaic) An act of uncovering or revealing something; a revelation.

4. (law, uncountable) A pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.

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

5. (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.

6. (chess) A discovered attack.