disc

[ disk ]

/ dɪsk /

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noun

a phonograph record.

disk (defs. 1, 2, 4-9).

verb (used with object)

Informal. to make (a recording) on a phonograph disc.

disk (defs. 11, 12).

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Also disk (for defs. 1, 3) .

Origin of disc

see origin at disk

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH disc

disc , disk

Other definitions for disc (2 of 3)

disc-

variant of disco- before a vowel.

Other definitions for disc (3 of 3)

disc.

abbreviation

discount.

discovered.

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How to use disc in a sentence

Now a small band of Dylan sleuths led by an Albuquerque disc jockey may finally have found the key…but, to what?
Bob Dylan’s ‘Da Vinci Code’ Revealed|Chris Francescani|May 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Even the DVD was a hit, moving 525,000 copies in its first week to become the fastest-selling disc of the last half-decade.
Hollywood Declares 2014 the Year of the Bible|Andrew Romano|January 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The content that is on that disc should be made available to them and not locked under some arbitrary key.
An Obituary For the Online Pass: Why You Can’t Charge Us Extra For Used Video Games|Alec Kubas-Meyer|November 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This called the "disc abnormalities cause back pain thesis into question".
The Most Dangerous Substance in America May Be Fertilizer|Megan McArdle|April 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST

But the fact is, people are reporting receiving the disc in the mail.
With ‘Dreams From My Real Father,’ Have Obama Haters Hit Rock Bottom?|Michelle Goldberg|September 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
A very slight movement of the armature disc J, therefore, suffices to open to the full extent two long exhaust passages.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
The movement of this disc is reduced to something less than the 1/100 part of an inch.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
The moon had risen over the lake and the water now only showed broken reflections of its disc.
Honey-Bee|Anatole France
If by chance the sun's disc becomes visible during the day, it appears devoid of rays, as if seen through colored glasses.
Gospel Philosophy|J. H. Ward
The rim of the dawn behind them cut, with its flat, gold disc, straight down to the heart of the world.
The Dragon Painter|Mary McNeil Fenollosa

British Dictionary definitions for disc

disc

now esp US disk

/ (dɪsk) /

noun

a flat circular plate

something resembling or appearing to resemble thisthe 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 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
(as modifier)a disc zone; disc parking

computing a variant spelling of disk (def. 2)

verb

to work (land) with a disc harrow

Word Origin for disc

C18: from Latin discus, from Greek diskos quoit

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disc

Origin of disc

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH disc

Other definitions for disc (2 of 3)

Other definitions for disc (3 of 3)

Words related to disc

How to use disc in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for disc

now esp US disk

Word Origin for disc