Discovery Made Dɪˈskʌvəri Important Scientific Body Shocked Noun

• researchers in this field have made some important new discoveries.
• new scientific discoveries are being made all the time.
• the discovery of antibiotics in the twentieth century
• the discovery of a child's body in the river has shocked the community.

discovery

1. an act or the process of finding somebody/something, or learning about something that was not known about before
• Researchers in this field have made some important new discoveries.
• New scientific discoveries are being made all the time.
• the discovery of antibiotics in the twentieth century
• The discovery of a child's body in the river has shocked the community.
• the discovery of new talent in the art world
• He saw life as a voyage of discovery.
• The film takes us on a journey of discovery to different parts of the globe.
• She was shocked by the discovery that he had been unfaithful.
• In 1974 Hawking made the discovery (= he discovered) that black holes give off radiation.

Extra Examples

• The story tells of a man's journey of personal discovery up an African river.
• There may be many unexpected treasures awaiting discovery.
• the awful discovery that he had been deceiving her
• the discovery of oil in the North Sea
• the grisly discovery of a decapitated body
• To tour Sri Lanka is to take a voyage of discovery through a land of endless variety.
• In the United States, much drug discovery is done by the government.
2. a thing, fact or person that is found or learned about for the first time
• The drug is not a new discovery—it's been known about for years.
• one of the most important scientific discoveries of all time
• potentially the biggest archaeological discovery in Norway for fifty years
• recent discoveries about sleep

Extra Examples

• Their work led to some important medical discoveries.
• a discovery by a French scientist

Word Origin

• mid 16th cent.: from discover, on the pattern of the pair recover, recovery.