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discoid

[dis-koid]
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adjective Also dis·coi·dal.

having the form of a discus or disk; flat and circular.
Botany. (of a composite flower) consisting of a disk only, without rays.

noun

something in the form of a disk.
Dentistry. an excavator with a disklike blade.

RELATED WORDS

spherical, rounded, cylindrical, elliptical, oval, curved, bulbous, plate, platter, disc, bowed, looped, arched, spiral, circular, arced, bent, ringed, coiled, spheroid

Nearby words

  1. discogenic,
  2. discogram,
  3. discographer,
  4. discographical,
  5. discography,
  6. discoid lupus erythematosus,
  7. discology,
  8. discolor,
  9. discoloration,
  10. discolour

Origin of discoid

1785–95; < Late Latin discoīdēs < Greek diskoeidḗs quoit-shaped. See discus, -oid
Related formspost·dis·coi·dal, adjectivesub·dis·coid, adjectivesub·dis·coi·dal, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for discoid

discoid

adjective Also: discoidal (dɪsˈkɔɪdəl)

like a disc
(of a composite flower such as the tansy) consisting of disc florets only

noun

a disclike object
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Medicine definitions for discoid

discoid

[dĭs′koid′]

adj.

Shaped like or resembling a disk.
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