Discovery meaning

What does “discovery” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“discovery” is a noun with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the act of discovering something.

discovery

the act of discovering something
Synonymsfind uncovering
something that is discovered
a productive insight
Synonymsbreakthrough find
(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

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University