disc

¹

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-

²

1. variant of disco- before a vowel.

disc.

³

abbreviation

1. discount.

2. discovered.

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

While there, he copied content from a proprietary MIT system onto discs.

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Networks, and I was left with two herniated cervical discs and a terrifying warning from my doctor: one wrong move, and I could be paralyzed.

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Ahead of a concert scheduled for Thursday night at Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles, the 47-year-old looked back on the experience as she sipped hot water and munched discs of raw ginger.

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The men used a disc cutter to crack open display cases housing the jewellery.

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Strascinati—as the name in Italian suggests—is a type of pasta dragged into shape, typically ending up as medallion-like discs.

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