discovery

P19729
predicate

Indicates the event or process by which one entity finds, uncovers, or identifies something previously unknown or unrecognized.

All labels observed (18)

Label Occurrences
discovery canonical 52
rediscovered 19
discoveries 18

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: discovery
Generated description
Indicates the event or process by which one entity finds, uncovers, or identifies something previously unknown or unrecognized.

Sample triples (136)

Subject Object
James Bradley aberration of starlight
James Bradley nutation of the Earth's axis
Rudolf Mössbauer Mössbauer effect
Rudolf Mössbauer recoil-free nuclear resonance fluorescence of gamma rays
Obelisk of Montecitorio (Solarium Augusti gnomon)
surface form: Obelisk of Montecitorio
16th century via predicate surface "rediscovered"
Rotonda di San Lorenzo 20th century via predicate surface "rediscovered"
Type Ia supernovae evidence for accelerating expansion of the universe via predicate surface "discoveryContribution"
Type Ia supernovae evidence for dark energy via predicate surface "discoveryContribution"
Major Walter Reed
surface form: Walter Reed
evidence that Aedes mosquitoes transmit yellow fever via predicate surface "significantDiscovery"
Viktor Franz Hess cosmic rays
Cholpon-Ata petroglyphs systematically documented in the 20th century
Trichinella Johann Georg Wartmann (first description of Trichinae in humans) via predicate surface "discoveryBy" NERFINISHED
Audrey Stockton Drew Thayer is a secret agent via predicate surface "discoversThat" NERFINISHED
Placozoa first described in the late 19th century
Palmiry massacres mass graves discovered after World War II
Silverthrone Caldera recognized as a caldera from aerial and satellite imagery
Messier crater on the Moon
surface form: Messier (lunar crater)
visible since early telescopic observations
Tar Tunnel bitumen discovered during tunnel excavation
Gospel of Judas 1970s via predicate surface "rediscovered"
Garth his world is part of a vast failing space ark via predicate surface "discoversThat"
Butterfly Cluster Giovanni Battista Hodierna via predicate surface "discoveryBy" NERFINISHED
IC 348 19th century
Heart Nebula discovered in the 19th century
NGC 5102 discovered in the 19th century
Juno detailed structure of Jupiter’s polar auroras via predicate surface "discoveries"
Juno evidence for a diluted or fuzzy Jupiter core via predicate surface "discoveries"
Juno complex, deep atmospheric jet streams on Jupiter via predicate surface "discoveries"
Berlin Observatory planet Neptune observational confirmation via predicate surface "significantDiscovery"
Kuélap 1843 via predicate surface "rediscovered"
PAndAS survey team numerous faint satellite galaxies of Andromeda via predicate surface "discoveries"
PAndAS survey team multiple stellar streams around Andromeda via predicate surface "discoveries"
PAndAS survey team extended stellar substructures in the M31 halo via predicate surface "discoveries"
Charles Phillips Sutton Hoo ship burial via predicate surface "significantDiscovery" NERFINISHED
Belmont mining district silver deposits discovered in the 1860s
Alpha Monocerotis known since antiquity as a naked-eye star
DDO 210 identified in the David Dunlap Observatory survey
CSS Georgia 1980s via predicate surface "rediscovered"
USS Cairo 1950s via predicate surface "rediscovered"
UV Ceti identified as a flare star in the 20th century
Tatiana Proskouriakoff identification of birth, accession, and death dates in Maya inscriptions via predicate surface "madeDiscovery"
El Brujo Archaeological Complex tomb of the Señora de Cao in 2005
Cape Cross Kingdom of Portugal via predicate surface "discoveryFor" NERFINISHED
Rose Theatre 1989 via predicate surface "rediscovered"
Lunar Prospector strong evidence for water ice at lunar poles
Nikumaroro Atoll European sailors in the 19th century via predicate surface "discoveryBy"
Ljubljana Marshes pile dwellings discovered in 19th century
Whipple 10-meter Gamma-Ray Telescope first established TeV gamma-ray source (Crab Nebula) via predicate surface "discoveryOf"
The Lost Gardens of Heligan late 20th century via predicate surface "rediscovered"
Holmdel Horn Antenna excess microwave background noise later identified as cosmic microwave background radiation
Ten Books on Architecture Renaissance via predicate surface "rediscovered" NERFINISHED