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disc
1[ disk ]
verb (used with object)
- Informal. to make (a recording) on a phonograph disc.
disc-
2- variant of disco- before a vowel.
disc.
3abbreviation for
- discount.
- discovered.
disc
/ dɪsk /
noun
- a flat circular plate
- something resembling or appearing to resemble this
the sun's disc
- another word for (gramophone) record
- anatomy any approximately circular flat structure in the body, esp an intervertebral disc
- the flat receptacle of composite flowers, such as the daisy
- ( as modifier )
a disc floret
- the middle part of the lip of an orchid
- Also calledparking 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
- ( as modifier )
disc parking
a disc zone
- computing a variant spelling of disk
verb
- to work (land) with a disc harrow
Word History and Origins
Origin of disc1
Example Sentences
They listen to Pepsi-branded transistor radios, fence with disc jockey Murray the K, who insinuates himself into their inner sanctum.
Tapping these discs and plates generates useful voltage that if amplified could be used to charge electronic devices using everyday forces.
The windscreen of the Talbot displays a tax disc that expired in 1982, which he agreed was a "classic in itself".
On the extras for the Criterion Collection disc, there’s an interview where you say, “It’s not really about celebrity and it’s not really about me.”
Indoors hang Pte Stone's Army dog tags – the identification discs he was wearing when he died.
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