disc

Meaning

Noun

1. A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.
2. An intervertebral disc.
3. Something resembling a disc.
4. A vinyl phonograph / 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;

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 maximising the drag generated by the propeller.

Synonyms

disk

record

disk

wheel

🛞

circle

⭕

discus

plate

dial

magnetic disc

saucer

magnetic disk

platter

ring

💍

phonograph recording

dish

puck

phonograph record

round

salver

server

sheet

slab

tray

turntable

waiter

CD

💿

album

wheel disk

valve disc

magnet-disc

planchet

barbell

block

board

body of wheel

circular

clay pigeon

cymbal

discoid

diskette

dumbbell

ice hockey

🏒

leaf

pan

pane

panel

pulley

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪsk/

Etymology

From French disque, from Latin discus, from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos, “disk, quoit, platter”). Doublet of dais, desk, discus, dish, disk, and diskos.