English Explanatory Dictionary

discal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to, or resembling, a disc (disk).
  2. Relating to the central area of an insect's elytron or wing.
noun
  1. The central area of an insect's elytron or wing.

Word forms

discal discals

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos)der. Latin discusbor. French disquebor. English disc Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English discal From disc + -al.

Synonyms

discoid

Related words

disco- discus disko-

Derived words

interdiscal intradiscal postdiscal retrodiscal subdiscal
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