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  disc

  noun

  a phonograph record.
• disc-
  disc-

  variant of disco- before a vowel.
• disc.
  disc.

  abbreviation

  discount.

disc

¹ American  

[disk] / dɪsk /

Also disk

noun

discs plural

1. a phonograph record.

2. disk.

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verb (used with object)

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

2. disk.

disc- ² American  

1. variant of disco- before a vowel.

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disc. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. discount.

2. discovered.

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disc British  

/ 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

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verb

1. to work (land) with a disc harrow

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• discs
  plural

Etymology

Origin of disc

see origin at disk

Explanation

A disc is an object that's round and flat. It might be a toy that you throw, like a Frisbee, or it might be a compact disc with digitally encoded music. Disc is often used interchangeably with disk. A disc galaxy, or disk galaxy, is a vast collection of stars that appears flat and circular through a telescope. The discs, or disks, in your spine are circular pads of cartilage that cushion the vertebrae. But the disc spelling is more commonly used for a phonograph record on which music is inscribed and played back on a record player. And a disc jockey entertains people by playing recorded music, originally that which was recorded on discs.

Example Sentences

Scientists believe the two planets formed together from the same disc of gas and dust surrounding their young star, making them planetary "siblings."

From Science Daily • Jun. 27, 2026

Researchers think these thick gaseous envelopes may have formed when the planets were much farther from their star, in colder regions of the protoplanetary disc where gas could rapidly accumulate around a solid planetary core.

From Science Daily • Jun. 27, 2026

"I don't think the lack of a disc is the problem in itself, but rather it can be a symptom of a larger, very consumer-hostile practice."

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

But he added he hoped those that do decide to make the journey to a store will be greeted with more than just a code, if not a disc.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

I reach into my jacket pocket and pull out the small disc of green see-glass, born in the heart of a volcano, capable of showing the future.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson

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