disc

¹ American  

[disk] / dɪsk /

Also disk

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of disc

disk

Example Sentences

Another file recently released by the Justice Department shows that FBI agents seized at least four computer discs labeled “JE 50th Bday book.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The second disc, subtitled “Disc 39,” takes a broader view, looking at work and family from the perspective of someone who has learned a great deal and is ready to move on.

From The Wall Street Journal

Then the unthinkable happened: The gold disc hanging around her neck separated from the ribbon holding it in place, leaving the prize she had been dreaming about for her entire life in two pieces.

From The Wall Street Journal

American Erin Jackson, the 2022 Olympic gold medalist in the 500 meters who is skating through three herniated discs in her lower back, finished sixth.

From Los Angeles Times

From this revised framework, he introduces a "correction tensor" -- a mathematical tool that accounts for drag and resistance acting on particles of any shape, including spheres and thin discs.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• layer
• slab
• slice