discovered adj

1 no longer concealed; uncovered as by opening a curtain; `discovered' is archaic and primarily a theater term; "the scene disclosed was of a moonlit forest" [syn: disclosed, revealed]

2 discovered or determined by scientific observation; "variation in the ascertained flux depends on a number of factors"; "the discovered behavior norms"; "discovered differences in achievement"; "no explanation for the observed phenomena" [syn: ascertained, observed]

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discovered

1. past tense of discover

Discovery may refer to:

• Discovery (observation), observing or finding something unknown to one's culture
• Discovery (law), a process in courts of law
• Discovery Program, NASA space science program
• Discovery (fiction), a character's learning something unknown
• Discovery (UK TV series)
• Discovery (Irish TV series)
• Discovery (1960s series on ABC-TV, hosted by Frank Buxton (later Bill Owen) and Virginia Gibson)
• Discovery Communications, parent of the Discovery Channel
• Discovery (car), a car manufactured by Land Rover
• Discovery (Magazine), inflight magazine of Cathay Pacific Airways
• Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team, a professional cycling team
• Discovery (horse), an American thoroughbred racehorse
• Roomba Discovery, a robotic vacuuming device

Vessels

• Discovery (1602 ship)
• Royal Research Ship Discovery (Captain R.F. Scott's Antarctic expedition)
• HMS Discovery
• Space Shuttle Discovery
• Discovery One, a fictional space craft from the film 2001: A Space Odyssey
• Discovery (cruise ship)
• CLDSV Discovery (now renamed: Acergy Discovery)

Music

• Discovery (Daft Punk album)
• Discovery (Shanice album)
• Discovery (Electric Light Orchestra album)
• Discovery (Mike Oldfield album)
• Discovery Records, a record label

See also

• Discover
• Discovery Bay (disambiguation)