English / phrase
Breakthrough discovery
MEANING IN ENGLISH
a sudden, dramatic, and monumental advance or finding in knowledge or technology
In context
01
The identification of the DNA double helix was a breakthrough discovery that revolutionized modern medicine.
02
Astronomers celebrated a breakthrough discovery when they detected water molecules on a distant exoplanet.
Synonyms
Pioneering discovery,major breakthrough,revolutionary finding
Antonyms
Insignificant observation,scientific setback,routine finding
Collocations
Major breakthrough discovery,celebrate breakthrough discovery,monumental breakthrough discovery