disc

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noun

variant spelling of disk

1

a

: the seemingly flat figure of a celestial body

the solar disk

b

archaic : discus

2

usually disc : any of various rounded and flattened animal anatomical structures

especially : intervertebral disc see also slipped disc

3

: the central part of the flower head of a typical composite made up of closely packed tubular flowers

4

: a thin circular object: such as

a

usually disc : a phonograph record

b

: a round flat plate coated with a magnetic substance on which data for a computer is stored

c

usually disc : optical disc: such as

(1)

: videodisc

(2)

: cd

5

usually disc : one of the concave circular steel tools with sharpened edge making up the working part of a disc harrow or plow

also : an implement employing such tools

disc

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abbreviation

discount

disc-

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combining form

variants or disci- or disco-

1

: disk

discoid

2

: phonograph record

discophile

Examples of disc in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

There’s one scene, this season, which finds Dorit wearing a giant disc on her head. —Daisy Jones, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2024

Brembo calipers are used in conjunction with dual front discs and a single rear disc for braking. —New Atlas, 9 Dec. 2024

Interstellar's 10th-anniversary collector’s edition box set is out Tuesday, Dec. 10, with 4K Ultra HD and Blu-Ray versions of the movie, as well as a third disc with over two hours of new and legacy bonus content. —Tommy McArdle, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024

The blades and discs can be stored in the bowl and the base has storage for the cord. —Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Combining form

Latin, from Greek disk-, disko-, from diskos

Kids Definition

disc

variant of disk

Medical Definition

disc

noun

variants or disk

ˈdisk 

: any of various rounded or flattened anatomical structures: as

a

: a mammalian blood cell

b

: blind spot

c

: intervertebral disc see also slipped disc