discovery

  • 31Discovery — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Result of search or inquiry. < N PARAG:Discovery >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 discovery discovery detection disenchantment Sgm: N 1 ascertainment ascertainment disclosure find revelation GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 trover …

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  • 32discovery — dis|cov|e|ry W3 [dısˈkʌvəri] n plural discoveries 1.) a fact or thing that someone finds out about, when it was not known about before ▪ recent archaeological discoveries discovery about ▪ The Hubble Telescope has allowed astronomers to make… …

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  • 33discovery — The finding of something, perchance a cure for a disease, a new land, a new planet, or a mechanical principle which may be adapted to produce an article which has the requisite of patentability. 40 Am J1st Pat § 39. A finding of mineral, the… …

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  • 34discovery — noun 1) the discovery of the body Syn: finding, location, uncovering, unearthing 2) the discovery that she was pregnant Syn: realization, recognition; revelation, disclosure 3) the discovery of new drugs …

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  • 35discovery — noun /dəsˈk͉ʌv(ə)ˌɹi,dɪsˈkʌv.əˌɹi/ a) Something discovered. This latest discovery should eventually lead to much better treatments for disease. b) The discovering of new things. The purpose of the voyage was discovery. See Also: discover,… …

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  • 36discovery — noun 1) the discovery of the body Syn: finding, location, uncovering, unearthing 2) the discovery that she was pregnant Syn: realization, recognition, revelation, disclosure 3) he failed to …

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  • 37discovery*/*/ — [dɪˈskʌv(ə)ri] noun 1) [C/U] the act of finding or learning about someone or something that was hidden or not known Police announced the discovery of the body late last night.[/ex] We made some interesting discoveries about our new… …

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  • 38discovery —    To find, learn of, or observe; gaining knowledge of something not known before. Special credit goes to one who is the first to do these things. More important in practice, discovery is an early stage in the creative process, involving… …

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  • 39Discovery — /dəsˈkʌvri/ (say duhs kuvree) noun a crewed orbiter used in the US space shuttle program from 1984 to 2011. {named after several British ships of exploration, including HMS Discovery, one of James Cook s ships during his final voyage 1776–79} …

  • 40discovery — atradimas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. discovery vok. Entdeckung, f rus. открытие, n pranc. découverte, f …

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