disc

¹

Also disk

[disk]

noun

1. a phonograph record.

2. disk.

verb (used with object)

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

2. disk.

disc-

²

1. variant of disco- before a vowel.

disc.

³

abbreviation

1. discount.

2. discovered.

disc

/ 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

verb

1. to work (land) with a disc harrow

Word History and Origins

Origin of disc¹

disk

Word History and Origins

Origin of disc¹

C18: from Latin discus, from Greek diskos quoit

Example Sentences

Two of the thieves cut through glass panes with a battery-powered disc cutter and entered the museum.

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“We always wanted to make a song that sounded like Third Eye Blind, but I couldn’t sing that well,” Shelton says, cutting at the disc of burrata atop his pasta.

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Researchers examined six fossilized specimens, including pupae and emerging adults, all showing the presence of a terminal disc.

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Anyone opening this set will want to start with the “Electric Nebraska” disc, which features a stripped-down incarnation of the E Street Band running through some of the album’s material in 1982.

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Tiger Woods underwent lumbar disc replacement surgery in his lower back after experiencing pain and a lack of mobility, the 15-time major golf champion announced on Saturday.

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