noun, plural dis·cov·er·ies.
- the act or an instance of discovering.
- something discovered.
- Law. compulsory disclosure, as of facts or documents.
- (initial capital letter, italics) U.S. Aerospace. the third space shuttle to orbit and return to earth.
noun plural -eries
- the act, process, or an instance of discovering
- a person, place, or thing that has been discovered
- law the compulsory disclosure by a party to an action of relevant documents in his possession
1550s, “fact of discovering;” see discover + -y (1). Earlier in this sense was discovering (mid-14c.). Meaning “that which is discovered” is from 1630s.