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)

: 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

2 of 3

abbreviation

discount

disc-

3 of 3

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

And then there’s the Drake of it all; already, fans have gone back and traced, line by line, the subliminals that pepper these two discs. —Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024

The rotating central disc, seamlessly integrated into the dial, serves as the primary hour indicator, mimicking the roll indicator found on aircraft instrumentation. —Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024

But the news was met with groans over the hefty $699 price tag for a device without a disc drive or a stand. —Jennifer Maas, Variety, 20 Sep. 2024

The console will not come with a disc drive, which is sold separately. —Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 12 Sep. 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