disc

1 of 3

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)
(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

2 of 3

abbreviation

disc-

3 of 3

combining form

variants or disci- or disco-
1
: disk
discoid
2
: phonograph record
discophile

Examples of disc in a Sentence

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Meanwhile, centrifugal force beckons the balls to the dip in the concave disc’s center. Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 20 Dec. 2024 This disc forms near the black hole’s edges and the gas in the accretion disc becomes extremely hot. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 18 Dec. 2024 The team will next compare a neighboring planet brought forth from the same natal disc. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024 The disc featured 19 tracks of worship music imbued with rock, rap and Latin influences. Yacob Reyes, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for disc 

Word History

Etymology

Combining form

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

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“Disc.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disc. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

disc

variant of disk

Medical Definition

disc

noun
variants or disk
: any of various rounded or flattened anatomical structures: as
a
: a mammalian blood cell

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