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black disc

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noun

  1. a conventional black vinyl gramophone record as opposed to a compact disc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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As the black disc got bigger, the snakes increased their rattling rate up to 40 hertz and then abruptly shot up their rattling frequency to 100 hertz.

From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2021

Oshie had slammed a bouncing puck over Budaj’s left shoulder, and the black disc hit the water bottle with such force that it burst.

From Washington Post • Feb. 5, 2017

Since Fox essentially owned the glow puck technology, the black disc would never light up again.

From Slate • Jan. 28, 2014

Devotees cite its superior sound quality and the personal, tactile relationship one develops with the big black disc and accompanying artwork.

From The Guardian • Jun. 25, 2010

M'Nicholl's discovery, a luminous gleam flickering on the distant verge of the black disc, at once engrossed the complete attention of our travellers and set them to divining its course.

From All Around the Moon by Roth, Edward

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