"disc" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɪsk/ Audio: en-us-disc.ogg Forms: discs [plural]
enPR: dĭsk Rhymes: -ɪsk Etymology: From French disque, from Latin discus, from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos, “disk, quoit, platter”). Doublet of dais, desk, discus, dish, disk, and diskos. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|disque}} French disque, {{der|en|la|discus}} Latin discus, {{der|en|grc|δίσκος||disk, quoit, platter}} Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos, “disk, quoit, platter”), {{doublet|en|dais|desk|discus|dish|disk|diskos}} Doublet of dais, desk, discus, dish, disk, and diskos Head templates: {{en-noun}} disc (plural discs)
  1. A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.
    Sense id: en-disc-en-noun-4X3Ojf07
  2. (anatomy) An intervertebral disc. Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-disc-en-noun-u7MdjBHc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 11 9 25 5 17 26 7 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  3. Something resembling a disc.
    Sense id: en-disc-en-noun-qQpTOotO
  4. A vinyl phonograph / gramophone record.
    Sense id: en-disc-en-noun-lHVl-sCL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 11 9 25 5 17 26 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 0 1 3 3 0 7 5 12 2 9 11 3 16 14 2 0 3 1 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 3 4 0 7 5 13 2 9 13 3 12 11 2 0 4 1 9
  5. (botany) The flat surface of an organ, as a leaf, any flat, round growth. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-disc-en-noun-Y7s6ybe0 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  6. (disc sports) Ellipsis of flying disc.; Synonym of frisbee; generic name for the trademark Frisbee; Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: flying disc (extra: Synonym of frisbee; generic name for the trademark Frisbee;) Categories (topical): Ultimate
    Sense id: en-disc-en-noun-iEnTfE0l Disambiguation of Ultimate: 1 9 4 12 4 45 17 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 11 9 25 5 17 26 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: disk (english: or for magnetic media. See usage note.) [US, mainly]

Verb

IPA: /dɪsk/ Audio: en-us-disc.ogg Forms: discs [present, singular, third-person], discing [participle, present], disced [participle, past], disced [past]
enPR: dĭsk Rhymes: -ɪsk Etymology: From French disque, from Latin discus, from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos, “disk, quoit, platter”). Doublet of dais, desk, discus, dish, disk, and diskos. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|disque}} French disque, {{der|en|la|discus}} Latin discus, {{der|en|grc|δίσκος||disk, quoit, platter}} Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos, “disk, quoit, platter”), {{doublet|en|dais|desk|discus|dish|disk|diskos}} Doublet of dais, desk, discus, dish, disk, and diskos Head templates: {{en-verb}} disc (third-person singular simple present discs, present participle discing, simple past and past participle disced)
  1. (agriculture) To harrow with a disc harrow. Categories (topical): Agriculture
    Sense id: en-disc-en-verb-jBBAP0EJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 11 9 25 5 17 26 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 0 1 3 3 0 7 5 12 2 9 11 3 16 14 2 0 3 1 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 3 4 0 7 5 13 2 9 13 3 12 11 2 0 4 1 9 Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
  2. (aviation, of a propeller) 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. Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-disc-en-verb-qdsTos6F Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: disk (english: or for magnetic media. See usage note.) [US, mainly]

Inflected forms

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          "text": "[A] peculiar luminous and sinuous marking appeared on the unillumined half of the inner planet, and almost simultaneously a faint dark mark of a similar sinuous character was detected upon a photograph of the Martian disc.",
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      "word": "hard disc"
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      "word": "hard disc drive"
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      "word": "ice disc"
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      "word": "imaginal disc"
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      "word": "intervertebral disc"
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    {
      "word": "laser disc"
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    {
      "word": "Nebra sky disc"
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      "word": "Nipkov disc"
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      "word": "Nipkow disc"
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      "word": "optical disc"
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      "word": "optic disc"
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      "word": "parking disc"
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      "word": "picture disc"
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    {
      "word": "Poincaré disc"
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      "word": "protoplanetary disc"
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      "word": "scattered disc"
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      "word": "scattered disc object"
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      "word": "Secchi disc"
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      "word": "separating disc"
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      "word": "Siegel disc"
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      "word": "slipped disc"
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      "word": "slot-loading disc drive"
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      "word": "spinal disc herniation"
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      "word": "sun disc"
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      "word": "tax disc"
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          "text": "[A] peculiar luminous and sinuous marking appeared on the unillumined half of the inner planet, and almost simultaneously a faint dark mark of a similar sinuous character was detected upon a photograph of the Martian disc.",
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