disks

noun

variants or discs
Definition of disksnext
plural of disk
as in fragments

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  1. particles
  2. shards
  3. flakes
Noun
  • But the tiny particles that make up the pollutants can also help form clouds.
    Lauren Sommer, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Only when its particles strike the sensors of these satellites, which orbit Earth about a million miles out, can NOAA's forecasters know the characteristics of a CME.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of particles
Noun
  • Some are filled with sunny yellow lemon curd or stuffed with passionfruit coconut whip and passionfruit jam and crowned with jagged shards of meringue.
    Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Some pieces are plump and moist, others seem to be giant shards of crunchy coating.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of shards
Noun
  • Heavy flakes could also fall in Maine on Christmas Eve, when Bangor is forecast to get between 3 to 6 inches of snow.
    Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Seriously, what's more Christmas than watching the iconic scene where Edward (Johnny Depp) sculpts an icy masterpiece as Winona Ryder's Kim twirls gracefully beneath the falling flakes?
    Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of flakes
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