discovery

UK: /dɪˈskʌvəri/ US: /dɪˈskʌvəri/ ,(di skuv′ə rē)

Inflections of 'discovery' (n): npl: discoveries

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

dis•cov•er•y /dɪˈskʌvəri/   n. [countable] , pl. -er•ies. 

1. the act of discovering:
   the discovery of electricity.
2. the act of finding something out:
   new discoveries about the universe.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

dis•cov•er•y  (di skuv′ə rē), n., pl. -er•ies. 

1. the act or an instance of discovering.
2. something discovered.
3. [Law.] compulsory disclosure, as of facts or documents.
4. Aerospace (cap., italics) [U.S. Aerospace.] the third space shuttle to orbit and return to earth.

• discover + -y³ 1545–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

discovery / dɪˈskʌvərɪ/ noun ( -eries)

1. the act, process, or an instance of discovering
2. a person, place, or thing that has been discovered
3. the compulsory disclosure by a party to an action of relevant documents in his or her possession