·noun Exploration; examination.
II. Discovery ·noun The action of discovering; exposure to view; laying open; showing; as, the discovery of a plot.
III. Discovery ·noun A making known; revelation; disclosure; as, a bankrupt is bound to make a full discovery of his assets.
IV. Discovery ·noun Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown or unrecognized; as, Harvey's discovery of the circulation of the blood.
V. Discovery ·noun 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.