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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

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There are several risk factors for NAION, including a chronic condition like Type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure, or being born with a small optic disc.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

If a patient has a disc that “does look scary, then that’s a conversation,” said Dr. Teri Geist, an optometrist and president of the association.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

A gold disc celebrating 500,000 UK sales of Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go is estimated to sell for at least £200.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

The same technology could also have potential uses in post-traumatic OA, intervertebral disc degeneration, rotator cuff degeneration, and the localized delivery of other hydrophobic drug candidates.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

But I keep pushing, as hard as I can, until the disc lifts from my skin enough for me to get my fingers around it.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

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

Bell, S. M.; June 10, '61; disc. for wounds, May 20, '63.

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

Differs from C. nycthemerus in white s.; and from C. velaris in rough disc. papillatus, Fr.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee

Rodgers, H.; July 16, '61; disc. sur. cer.,

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

Astronomers will need to investigate many more binary systems to determine how these powerful outflows can form without discs.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 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

The Japanese giant helped popularise console discs in the 1990s after launching its first PlayStation.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

The topic has proven controversial, with Sony announcing new PlayStation games will no longer be released on discs from January 2028, and the hotly-anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI similarly launching without a physical disc.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Each day I watch more discs, trying to regain who I was.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

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