English Dictionary
◊ DISCOVERED
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}]