disc

1 of 3

noun

variant spelling of disk

1

a

: the seemingly flat figure of a celestial body

the solar disk

b

archaic : discus

2

usually disc : any of various rounded and flattened animal anatomical structures

especially : intervertebral disc see also slipped disc

3

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

4

: a thin circular object: such 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 disc: such as

(1)

: videodisc

(2)

: cd

d

usually disc : a rotor in a disc brake

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

disc

2 of 3

abbreviation

discount

disc-

3 of 3

combining form

variants or disci- or disco-

1

: disk

discoid

2

: phonograph record

discophile

Examples of disc in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

People around the world later sewed tiny gold discs to their clothing as both a status symbol and to keep their money close to their bodies to prevent theft. —Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026

The braking setup is also borrowed, with 290-mm discs, but they are held by Brembo Stylema four-pot radial calipers as opposed to Kawasaki’s in-house units on the ZX-4RR. —New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2026

The vinyl will be issued as a two-disc set featuring both the show’s needle drops and selections from Peter Peter’s score, along with a double-sided 12×24-inch poster, two trading cards, gatefold packaging and liner notes from series creator Jacob Tierney. —Anna Tingley, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026

The Blu-ray disc will feature exclusive interviews with director Laxe and López, and bonus content. —Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Combining form

Latin, from Greek disk-, disko-, from diskos

Rhymes for disc

• bisque
• brisk
• disk
• fisc
• fisk
• frisk
• risk
• whisk
• basilisk
• videodisc

Kids Definition

disc

variant of disk

Medical Definition

disc

noun

variants or disk

ˈdisk 

: any of various rounded or flattened anatomical structures: as

a

: a mammalian blood cell

b

: blind spot

c

: intervertebral disc see also slipped disc