disk

¹disk

noun, often attributive \ˈdisk\

Definition of DISK

1

a : the seemingly flat figure of a celestial body <the solar disk>

b archaic : discus

2

: any of various rounded and flattened animal anatomical structures; especially : intervertebral disk — compare slipped disk

3

: the central part of the flower head of a typical composite made up of closely packed tubular flowers

4

: a thin circular object: as

a usually disc : a phonograph record

b : a round flat plate coated with a magnetic substance on which data for a computer is stored

c usually disc : optical disk: as (1) : videodisc (2) : cd

5

usually disc : one of the concave circular steel tools with sharpened edge making up the working part of a disc harrow or plow; also : an implement employing such tools

— disk·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective

Variants of DISK

disk or disc \ˈdisk\

Illustration of DISK

Origin of DISK

Latin discus — more at dish

First Known Use: 1664

Other Anatomy Terms

bilateral symmetry, carotid, cartilage, dorsal, entrails, prehensile, renal, solar plexus, supine, thoracic, ventral

Rhymes with DISK

bisque, brisk, fisc, frisk, risk, whisk

²disk

transitive verb

Definition of DISK

: to cultivate with an implement (as a harrow or plow) that turns and loosens the soil with a series of discs

Variants of DISK

disk or disc

First Known Use of DISK

circa 1884

Other Agriculture/Gardening Terms

fallow, graft, heirloom, loam, potash, soilage, swath, tilth, windfall

disk

noun    (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of DISK

: any of various rounded or flattened anatomical structures: as a : a mammalian blood cell b : blind spot c : intervertebral disk—see slipped disk

Variants of DISK

disk or disc \ˈdisk\ (audio pronunciation)