disc
[ disk ]
/ dɪsk /
noun
a phonograph record.
verb (used with object)
Informal.
to make (a recording) on a phonograph disc.
Also
disk
(for defs 1, 3).
Origin of disc
see origin at
disk
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH disc
disc diskWords nearby disc
disbranch,
disbud,
disburden,
disburse,
disbursement,
disc,
disc brake,
disc camera,
disc film,
disc floret,
disc harrow
Definition for disc (2 of 4)
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).
OTHER WORDS FROM disk
disk·like, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH disk
disc diskDefinition for disc (3 of 4)
Definition for disc (4 of 4)
Example sentences from the Web for disc
British Dictionary definitions for disc (1 of 2)
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
British Dictionary definitions for disc (2 of 2)
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 tracks
Compare drum 1 (def. 9) See also floppy disk
Medical definitions for disc (1 of 2)
disc
[ dĭsk ]
n.
Variant ofdisk
A discus.
Medical definitions for disc (2 of 2)
disk
n.
A thin, flat, circular object or plate.
lamella
Scientific definitions for disc
disk
disc
(dĭsk)
- See magnetic disk.
- 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.