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