disc.

¹

abbreviation

1. discount.

2. discovered.

disc-

²

1. variant of disco- before a vowel.

disc

³

Also disk

[disk]

noun

1. a phonograph record.

2. disk.

verb (used with object)

1. Informal.,  to make (a recording) on a phonograph disc.

2. disk.

disc

/ dɪsk /

noun

1. a flat circular plate

2. something resembling or appearing to resemble this

   the sun's disc

3. another word for (gramophone) record

4. anatomy any approximately circular flat structure in the body, esp an intervertebral disc

5. 1. the flat receptacle of composite flowers, such as the daisy

   2. ( as modifier )

      a disc floret

6. the middle part of the lip of an orchid

7. 1. Also called: parking disc. a marker or device for display in a parked vehicle showing the time of arrival or the latest permitted time of departure or both

   2. ( as modifier )

      a disc zone

      disc parking

8. computing a variant spelling of disk

verb

1. to work (land) with a disc harrow

Word History and Origins

Origin of disc¹

disk

Word History and Origins

Origin of disc¹

C18: from Latin discus, from Greek diskos quoit

Example Sentences

Just like butterflies grow inside a cocoon, planets form inside the cozy belly of protoplanetary discs.

Read more on Space Scoop

Plastic discs from a wastewater treatment works in Swansea have washed up in huge numbers across the city's beach as well as Gower and Neath Port Talbot.

Read more on BBC

Then in 2020, Gaia uncovered that this warped disc slowly oscillates over time, similar to the motion of a spinning top.

Read more on Science Daily

Two of them cut through a glass window on the first floor using a battery-powered disc cutter and entered the museum.

Read more on BBC

Two of the thieves cut through glass panes with a battery-powered disc cutter and entered the museum.

Read more on BBC

Related Words

• layer 
• slab 
• slice