Something discovered.This latest discovery should eventually lead to much better treatments for disease.
(uncountable) The discovering of new things.The purpose of the voyage was discovery.automatic discovery of RSS feeds by a Web browser
(legal, uncountable) A pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.The prosecution moved to suppress certain items turned up during discovery.
(legal, uncountable) Materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.The defense argued that the plaintiff's discovery was inadequate.