En vs Discovery - What's the difference?
en | discovery |
English
(typography) A unit of measurement equal to half of an em (half of the height of the type in use).
Something discovered.
(uncountable) The discovering of new things.
(legal, uncountable) A pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.
(legal, uncountable) Materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.
As a pronoun en
is he, him.As a noun discovery is
something discovered.en
English
Etymology 1
Abbreviation.Noun
(head)Etymology 2
The name of the letter comes from (etyl) en. The typographic sense dates to 1793.Noun
(en noun)- The ems and ens at the beginnings and ends.
Derived terms
* (typography) en dash * (typography) en quad * (typography) en spaceSee also
*Etymology 3
From (etyl)Derived terms
* en ami * en banc * en bloc * en brochette * en clair * en effet * en famille * en femme * * en garde * en masse * en pantoufles * en passant * * en retard * en retraite * en revanche * en route * en secondes noces * en suiteAnagrams
* English two-letter words ----discovery
English
Noun
- This latest discovery should eventually lead to much better treatments for disease.
- The purpose of the voyage was discovery .
- automatic discovery of RSS feeds by a Web browser
- The prosecution moved to suppress certain items turned up during discovery .
- The defense argued that the plaintiff's discovery was inadequate.