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  disc

  noun

  a phonograph record.
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  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

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Etymology

Origin of disc

see origin at disk

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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.

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One way that patients can learn more about their risk is to get a routine eye exam to figure out if they have a small optic disc.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

Some patients already have an elevated risk, including those who have a small optic disc or conditions like diabetes or high blood pressure.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

Although the two suspected survivors have not been directly observed, their gravitational influence could help explain why the debris remains organized into two distinct rings rather than forming one continuous disc.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

Physical copies of the game will contain a code for a digital download for the game inside a box, rather than a disc.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Within it lay Mary Poppins’s compass, with the disc frantically swinging round the arrow as it trembled in Michael’s shaking hand.

From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers

Mahoney then cited “the strong circumstantial evidence — his name is on the disc and you’ve got two radio tracks on the disc. I think it’s more than close.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2020

"He really changed my life, because 'Star Wars' was like the first story I ever knew. We had it on like VHS like ripped from a laser disc. I just wanted to be that guy."

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2018

Thompson, W. S.; June 10, '61; disc. on sur. cer.,

From In The Ranks From the Wilderness to Appomattox Court House by R. E. McBride

This was followed by a third paper on August 31st, giving a rather completer discussion,Planet to be detected by disc. and arriving at the conclusion that the planet should be recognisable from its disc.

From Astronomical Discovery by Herbert Hall Turner

Rhodes, G. M.; June 10, '61; disc. on sur. cer.,

From In The Ranks From the Wilderness to Appomattox Court House by R. E. McBride

Unlike previously observed debris systems around dead stars, this one appears to contain two separate discs of material left behind by destroyed planets.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

"I know she was proud of the various personalised gold and platinum discs she got, though she was very modest about it all," Bailey said.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

What makes the 49th-anniversary box set particularly special is the inclusion of the extra discs.

From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2026

She’s won praise for removing a widely disliked Xbox AI assistant and making it easier for people who own games on discs to get digital copies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

I sold my discs for 30 rand, around $3.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

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