discovery

Everyday

1. A discovery is the finding of something that nobody knew about before, or something that is found. tree →
2. A discovery is also learning or realising something new for yourself. tree →

In the lessons

In science and history, great discoveries include fossils, new planets, medicines and lands that were new to the explorers. In school, children make their own discoveries in experiments. In stories, a discovery often changes the plot. Phrases: make a discovery, a great discovery, voyage of discovery, the discovery of.

Examples

• The discovery of penicillin saved many lives. tree →
• We made an exciting discovery in the garden: a frog! tree →
• Scientists made a new discovery about the Moon. tree →
• The discovery of a dinosaur bone surprised the town. tree →
• Each day at school is full of discoveries. tree →
• Explorers went on voyages of discovery. tree →
• Her discovery that she could swim made her very happy. tree →
• The thief, meantime, told his comrades of his discovery. tree →

Note

Countable (a discovery, discoveries: y becomes ies) and uncountable (the joy of discovery). Verb: discover. Trap: you «discover» what already exists; you «invent» something new that did not exist before.

In Jewish tradition

In science and history, great discoveries include fossils, new planets, medicines and lands that were new to the explorers. In school, children make their own discoveries in experiments. In stories, a discovery often changes the plot. Phrases: make a discovery, a great discovery, voyage of discovery, the discovery of.

Examples

• Miller farther says: "The discovery of zero, as used above, implies its use in positional arithmetic. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
• Even if such an early date cannot be established, it appears likely that scholars will hereafter attribute the discovery of positional arithmetic to the Babylonians instead of the Hindoos." (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

Countable (a discovery, discoveries: y becomes ies) and uncountable (the joy of discovery). Verb: discover. Trap: you «discover» what already exists; you «invent» something new that did not exist before.