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disc

1 American  
[disk] / dɪsk /
Also disk

noun

  1. a phonograph record.

  2. disk.

verb (used with object)

  1. Informal. to make (a recording) on a phonograph disc.

  2. disk.

disc- 2 American  

  1. variant of disco- before a vowel.

disc. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. discount.

  2. discovered.

disc British  
/ dɪsk /

noun

  1. a flat circular plate

  2. something resembling or appearing to resemble this

    the sun's disc

  3. another word for (gramophone) record

  4. anatomy any approximately circular flat structure in the body, esp an intervertebral disc

    1. the flat receptacle of composite flowers, such as the daisy

    2. ( as modifier )

      a disc floret

  6. the middle part of the lip of an orchid

    1. Also called: parking disc.  a marker or device for display in a parked vehicle showing the time of arrival or the latest permitted time of departure or both

    2. ( as modifier )

      a disc zone

      disc parking

  8. computing a variant spelling of disk

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verb

  1. to work (land) with a disc harrow

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Etymology

Origin of disc

disk

Example Sentences

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I thought he had snapped his credit card but he'd actually seen my tax disc.

From BBC

The Kuiper Belt itself is a relic of the early Milky Way, when the galaxy existed as a rotating disc of gas and dust.

From Science Daily

“I want something I can put on my shelf,” Gannon said, having recently collected 200 discs.

From Los Angeles Times

Duncan Toys has been producing yo-yos, flying discs and model gliders in China, and Washington's escalating tariffs with Beijing last year similarly forced him to pause imports.

From Barron's

It is very rare to find a complete crinoid, but rather the individual discs that make up the stem - these are the St Cuthbert's beads - and often resemble polo mints.

From BBC

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