Definition of discovery

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Discovery (n.) That which is discovered; a thing found out, or for the first time ascertained or recognized; as, the properties of the magnet were an important discovery..

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Coincide :: Coincide (n.) To occur at the same time; to be contemporaneous; as, the fall of Granada coincided with the discovery of America..
Seek :: Seek (v. i.) To make search or inquiry: to endeavor to make discovery.
Conceal :: Conceal (v. t.) To hide or withdraw from observation; to cover; to cover or keep from sight; to prevent the discovery of; to withhold knowledge of.
Solferino :: Solferino (n.) A brilliant deep pink color with a purplish tinge, one of the dyes derived from aniline; -- so called from Solferino in Italy, where a battle was fought about the time of its discovery..
Eschynite :: Eschynite (n.) A rare mineral, containing chiefly niobium, titanium, thorium, and cerium. It was so called by Berzelius on account of the inability of chemical science, at the time of its discovery, to separate some of its constituents..
Denouement :: Denouement (n.) The unraveling or discovery of a plot; the catastrophe, especially of a drama or a romance..
Discoverture :: Discoverture (n.) Discovery.
Epoch :: Epoch (n.) A period of time, longer or shorter, remarkable for events of great subsequent influence; a memorable period; as, the epoch of maritime discovery, or of the Reformation..
Retrieve :: Retrieve (n.) A seeking again; a discovery.
Shoad :: Shoad (n.) A train of vein material mixed with rubbish; fragments of ore which have become separated by the action of water or the weather, and serve to direct in the discovery of mines..
Brazil Wood :: Brazil wood () The wood of the oriental Caesalpinia Sapan; -- so called before the discovery of America.
Manifestation :: Manifestation (n.) The act of manifesting or disclosing, or the state of being manifested; discovery to the eye or to the understanding; also, that which manifests; exhibition; display; revelation; as, the manifestation of God's power in creation..
Botany Bay :: Botany Bay () A harbor on the east coast of Australia, and an English convict settlement there; -- so called from the number of new plants found on its shore at its discovery by Cook in 1770..
Overture :: Overture () Disclosure; discovery; revelation.
Breeze :: Breeze (n.) An excited or ruffed state of feeling; a flurry of excitement; a disturbance; a quarrel; as, the discovery produced a breeze..
Discoverment :: Discoverment (n.) Discovery.
Deprehension :: Deprehension (n.) A catching; discovery.
Mare''s-nest :: Mare's-nest (n.) A supposed discovery which turns out to be a hoax; something grosaly absurd.
Eucairite :: Eucairite (n.) A metallic mineral, a selenide of copper and silver; -- so called by Berzelius on account of its being found soon after the discovery of the metal selenium..
Indication :: Indication (n.) Discovery made; information.
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