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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.

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disc disc. discs

These include - but are in no way limited to - the level of downforce chosen at front and rear, the settings for the suspension and differential, and brake pad and disc material.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

I own the last car made with a factory-installed in-dash disc player.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Kris pops in a disc of “Camp Miasma’s” tawdry 2008 reboot, which cinematographer Eric Yue makes look as flat as the discounted DVD.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

The system contains a black hole drawing gas away from a nearby star, forming a rapidly spinning disc of superheated material around it.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

On the podium afterward, feeling the heavy gold disc around my neck, I felt so privileged to be standing with my teammates.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

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

Thompson, W. S.; June 10, '61; disc. on sur. cer.,

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

M'Elhany, R.; June 10, '61; disc. for w'ds, Dec.

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

Fliger, E. S.; June 10, '61; disc. on sur. cer.,

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

Previous research has repeatedly connected early disc problems to a gene associated with collagen IX, a protein that helps bind together the structural fibers inside spinal discs.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

The rhythmic clanging of hammers on bronze echoes through the Istanbul workshop where three craftsmen are landing blows with astonishing precision to transform featureless metal discs into highly prized handcrafted cymbals.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

"We're looking into reports that some players were unable to access games using discs as expected during the service interruption," Scott Van Vliet said in a statement.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

The internet is in an uproar over an announcement by Sony, the owner of PlayStation, to stop selling physical game discs by 2028 and release everything digitally.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

She drew her two stacks of shuffleboard discs in closer to her.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

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