discovery

dis|cov|er|y [ dı`skʌvəri ] noun ***

1. ) count or uncount the process of learning something that was not known before, or of finding someone or something that was missing or hidden:

The award recognizes distinction in exploration, discovery, and research.

Our country continues to lead the world in scientific discoveries.

discovery of: Police announced the discovery of the body late last night.

discovery that: the discovery that the universe is expanding

make a discovery: We made some interesting discoveries about our own family.

2. ) count something that is found or something new that is learned:

This is one of the most important archaeological discoveries of the century.

3. ) count someone whose ability is recognized by another person who helps them to become famous:

Gisela is one of Lagerfeld's latest discoveries.

4. ) uncount LEGAL the process of making evidence and other documents available to the people involved in a legal case