'Discovery' definitions:
Definition of 'discovery'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of discovering something [syn: discovery, find, uncovering]
noun
Something that is discovered
noun
A productive insight [syn: discovery, breakthrough, find]
noun
(law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case; enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side concerning the facts in the case
Definition of 'Discovery'
From: GCIDE
- Discovery \Dis*cov"er*y\, n.; pl. Discoveries.
- 1. The action of discovering; exposure to view; laying open; showing; as, the discovery of a plot. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A making known; revelation; disclosure; as, a bankrupt is bound to make a full discovery of his assets. [1913 Webster]
- In the clear discoveries of the next [world]. --South. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown or unrecognized; as, Harvey's discovery of the circulation of the blood. [1913 Webster]
- A brilliant career of discovery and conquest. --Prescott. [1913 Webster]
- We speak of the "invention" of printing, the discovery of America. --Trench. [1913 Webster]
- 4. 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. [1913 Webster]
- 5. Exploration; examination. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'discovery'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- apocalypse,
- ascertaining,
- baring,
- bonus,
- breakthrough,
- buried treasure,
- coinage,
- conception,
- detection,
- determining,
- development,
- disclosing,
- disclosure,
- discovering,
- espial,
- exploration,
- expose,
- exposition,
- exposure,
- find,
- finding,
- foundling,
- gravy,
- idea,
- innovation,
- introduction,
- invention,
- laying bare,
- leap,
- manifestation,
- neologism,
- new phase,
- novelty,
- origination,
- patefaction,
- recognition,
- removing the veil,
- revealing,
- revealment,
- revelation,
- showing up,
- showup,
- strike,
- stripping,
- treasure trove,
- trouvaille,
- trove,
- uncloaking,
- uncovering,
- unearthing,
- unfolding,
- unfoldment,
- unmasking,
- unveiling,
- unwrapping,
- waifs,
- waifs and strays,
- windfall,
- windfall money,
- windfall profit
Discovery-Spring Garden, MD -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Maryland
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Discovery-Spring Garden, MD -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Maryland
Population (2000) :
2152
Housing Units (2000) :
731
Land area (2000) :
0.952716 sq. miles (2.467522 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.952716 sq. miles (2.467522 sq. km)
FIPS code :
23005
Located within :
Maryland (MD), FIPS 24
Location :
39.463960 N, 77.360581 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.