- discovery
- I(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)n. revelation, disclosure; detection, first sight or glimpse; unearthing; find[ing]; invention, innovation. See newness, answer.II(Roget's IV) n.1. [The act of finding the unknown]Syn. invention, detection, uncovering, exploration, unearthing, identification, discernment, distinguishing, sensing, distinction, determination, calculation, experimentation, empiricism, feeling, hearing, sighting, spying, espial, descrial, spotting, strike, ascertainment, finding, hitting, learning, striking, disinterring, revelation, locating, serendipity; see also examination 1 .2. [Something discovered]Syn. results, findings, find, invention, contrivance, breakthrough, innovation, development, strike, coup, treasure trove, formula, device, design, contraption, machine, process, data, principle, law; see also result .III(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.finding, uncovering, detection, unearthing, strike, espial, breakthrough.IV(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun Something that has been discovered: ascertainment, find, finding, strike. See TEACH.
English dictionary for students. 2013.