English Explanatory Dictionary

disc

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.
  2. An intervertebral disc.
  3. Something resembling a disc.
  4. A vinyl phonograph or gramophone record.
  5. The flat surface of an organ, as a leaf, any flat, round growth.
  6. Ellipsis of flying disc; synonym of frisbee; generic name for the trademark Frisbee.
  7. Alternative form of disk
verb
  1. To harrow with a disc harrow.
  2. To move towards, or operate at, zero blade pitch, orienting the propeller blades face-on to the oncoming airflow and maximizing the drag generated by the propeller.
name
  1. Acronym of dominance, inducement, submission, and compliance, a type of personality test.

Pronunciation

dĭsk /dɪsk/ en-us-disc.ogg

Word forms

disc discs disk discing disced

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos)der. Latin discusbor. French disquebor. English disc From French disque, from Latin discus, from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos, “disk, quoit, platter”). Doublet of dais, desk, discus, dish, disk, and diskos.

Derived words

disc golf recovery disc time disc ultimate disc abrasive disc accretion disc Airy disc Alderson disc amphidisc Benham's disc bidisc brake disc circumstellar disc clutch disc compact disc compact disc drive coverdisc death disc degenerative disc disease digital versatile disc digital video disc discal disc brake disc drive discectomy discer discette discful disc horse disciferous disc image discitis disc jockey discless disclike discmag Discman disc number discocone discoconic discogenic discogram discoid discophile discophilia discotomy disc owl disc rot discstone disc-tongued frog facial disc fixed disc fixed disc drive Flexi disc flippy disc floppy disc floppy disc drive flying disc golf galactic disc germinal disc
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