0 the process of finding information, a place, or an object, especially for the first time, or the thing that is found:
the discovery of electricity
Leonardo made many scientific discoveries.
The discovery of a body in the undergrowth started a murder enquiry.
1 part of a legal process in which the lawyers from one side in a case give documents relating to their case to the other side, before the trial begins:
2 the act of finding something that had not been known before:
Various ecological issues have come to the fore since the discovery of the hole in the ozone layer.
The two scientists both made the same discovery independently, at roughly the same time.
Word of the discovery caused a stir among astronomers.
The discovery of vortex structures in the turbulent mixing layer raises serious doubts about the validity of self-preservation arguments.
Yet, as stated above, its discovery happened at a time when it was still not visible.
Perhaps the results of future excavations will shed some light on our discovery and these questions.
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(尤指首次)發現(的過程), 被發現的事物…
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(尤指首次)发现(的过程), 被发现的事物…
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descubrimiento, descubrimiento [masculine]…
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descoberta…
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発見…
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keşif, buluş, bulma…
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découverte [feminine], découverte…
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