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black disc

British  

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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The researchers placed the snakes on a table across from a sheet with a projection of a black disc.

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

Their eyes were fixed on the black disc of Mercury, which, as they approached it, expanded with magical rapidity till it completely eclipsed the blazing orb behind it.

From A Honeymoon in Space by George Chetwynd Griffith

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