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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.

Example Sentences

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disc disc. discs

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

They press vinyl to sell at shows, and it gets into the hands of disc jockeys at ever-larger radio stations with an increasing number of watts behind their broadcasts.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

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

Astronomers see no evidence of such a disc, leaving them without the usual explanation for the outflow and the surrounding nebula.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026

Her hands rested on a disc of polished green metal about six feet in diameter, sitting on a bronze tripod.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

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

Hilliard, W. H.; June 10, '61; disc. sur. cer.,

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

Brandon, Henry; June 10, '61; disc. for wounds, Oct.

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

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

From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2026

Losing weight, whether through diet and exercise or taking a GLP-1 medication, reduces the pressure on spinal discs and vertebrae and the hinge of the knee.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 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

Ospreay underwent double-fusion neck surgery to stop his discs pressing into his spinal cord, and is aware he's lucky to have "been given a second chance".

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

I have been in my room watching discs.

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

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