Most scientific breakthroughs are nothing else than the discovery of the obvious.
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Discovery
/dɪsˈkʌv(.ə).ɹi/
Synonyms for "discovery" (103 found)
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Noun(9 words)
Interjection(1 words)
Verb(2 words)
finds evidencegathers evidence
Adjective(1 words)
gothic finþan
Related words (51)
locatinglocationmanifestationneologismnew phasenoveltyobservationoriginationpatefactionrecognitionremoving the veilrevealingrevealmentrevelationserendipityshowing upshowupsolutionstrikestripping
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treasure trovetrouvailletroveuncloakinguncoveringunearthingunfoldingunfoldmentunmaskingunveilingunwrappingwaifswaifs and strayswindfallwindfall moneywindfall profit
Verb(6 words)
Noun(8 words)
Adjective(1 words)
scientific achievement
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15 entriesactbrainstormbrainwavedeeddisclosurefactfindinghuman actionhuman activityinsightknowledgelegal procedurepretrial processrevealingrevelation
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9 entriesarchaeological discoverydepositionexoplanet discoveryfossil discoverygenetic discoveryinterrogatoriesnew species discoveryrequests for admissionrequests for production
Collocations
6 entriesaccidental discoveryarchaeological discoverydiscovery processgroundbreaking discoverylegal discoveryscientific discovery
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4 entriesSample sentences
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Scientists regard the discovery as important.
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As scientists keep insisting, there is neither good nor bad in any scientific discovery.
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To whom do we owe the discovery of penicillin?
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