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• a variation of disc.

disk

American  

[disk] / dɪsk /

Also disc

noun

• disks
  plural

1. any thin, flat, circular plate or object.

2. any surface that is flat and round, or seemingly so.

   the disk of the sun.

3. disc.

4. Computers. any of several types of media consisting of thin, round plates of plastic or metal, used for external storage.

   magnetic disk;

   hard disk;

   optical disk.

5. Botany, Zoology. any of various roundish, flat structures or parts.

6. intervertebral disk.

7. Botany. (in the daisy and other composite plants) the central portion of the flower head, composed of tubular florets.

8. any of the circular steel blades that form the working part of a disk harrow.

9. Mathematics. the domain bounded by a circle.

10. Archaic. discus.

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verb (used with object)

1. Informal. disc.

2. to cultivate (soil) with a disk harrow.

disk British  

/ dɪsk /

noun

1. a variant spelling (esp US and Canadian) of disc

2. 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 tracks Compare drum 1 See also floppy disk

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disk Scientific  

/ dĭsk /

1. 1. See magnetic disk

   2. See optical disk

2. See intervertebral disk

3. 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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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• disklike
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• disks
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of disk

First recorded in 1655–65; from Latin discus discus; cf. dish

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Explanation

A disk is a round, flat circle. The face of the clock on your kitchen wall is a disk. Disk, also spelled disc, refers to anything with a circular flat shape, like a Frisbee, a penny, or a dinner plate. In computing, a disk is a device that stores data, and in the audio/video world, a disk can be a musical compact disk, or a DVD, a digital video disk. A disk jockey is someone who plays music, either on LPs or CDs, on the radio. The Greek root, diskos, means "platter."

Example Sentences

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disk disks

Smith was on the injured list for 86 days this summer because of neck disk inflammation, returning for the final month when he slashed .290/.400/.548.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

As the system matures, that environment develops into a gas-poor debris disk.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

Whether a disk is rich or poor in silica can reveal important information about the collision that created its debris.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

Hard disk drives have become a key component of the AI build-out as they enable the storage of vast amounts of data.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

It was a necklace—a smooth silver disk on a silver chain.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

Even though these systems are uncommon, the researchers assembled a sample of 21 extreme debris disks.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

That timeline matches the ages of the silica-rich extreme debris disks observed so far.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

Theoretical models suggest extreme debris disks should be relatively common, but observations tell a different story.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

Roughly one-third of the disks in the sample are silica-rich.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

The tambourine shook and its metal disks rang out.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia

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