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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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Nearby words

  1. disbranch,
  2. disbud,
  3. disburden,
  4. disburse,
  5. disbursement,
  6. disc brake,
  7. disc camera,
  8. disc film,
  9. disc floret,
  10. disc harrow
Also disk (for defs 1, 3).

Origin of disc

see origin at disk
Can be confuseddisc disk

disk

[ disk ]
/ dɪsk /

noun

verb (used with object)

Informal. disc(def 3).
to cultivate (soil) with a disk harrow.
Also disc (for defs 1, 2, 4–9, 12).

Origin of disk

1655–65; < Latin discus discus; cf. dish
Related formsdisk·like, adjective
Can be confuseddisc disk
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Examples from the Web for discing

  • Speaking of the intelligence of dumb creatures, I had an exhibition when discing the orchard that is worth recording.

    In Pastures Green|Peter McArthur
British Dictionary definitions for discing

disk

/ (dɪsk) /

noun

a variant spelling (esp US and Canadian) of disc
Also called: magnetic disk, hard disk computing a direct-access storage device consisting of a stack of plates coated with a magnetic layer, the whole assembly rotating rapidly as a single unit. Each surface has a read-write head that can move radially to read or write data on concentric tracksCompare drum 1 (def. 9) See also floppy disk

disc

now esp US disk

/ (dɪsk) /

noun

verb

to work (land) with a disc harrow

Word Origin for disc

C18: from Latin discus, from Greek diskos quoit
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for discing
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Medicine definitions for discing

disc

[ dĭsk ]

n.

Variant ofdisk
A discus.

disk

n.

A thin, flat, circular object or plate.
lamella
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Science definitions for discing

disk

disc (dĭsk)

  1. See magnetic disk.
  2. See optical disk.
See intervertebral disk.
The round, flat center, consisting of many disk flowers, found in the inflorescences of many composite plants such as the daisy.
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