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 disk: such 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

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

Repeat the same process to make 2 more, then top each ramekin with a sugar disc. —Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Apr. 2024

The metal disc was made some 500 years after Alexander’s reign, and researchers speculate that it may be linked to the Roman Empire. —Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2024

Trending on Billboard The first of the two-CD set features the new songs and Korean versions of the eight lead singles from past Japanese releases, while the second disc features the 20 lead singles from past Korean releases. —Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Apr. 2024

Factory-sharp knives can be ready for him in minutes just by rolling the sharpening disc back and forth. —Lauren Finney Harden, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2024

The cherry on top is the translucent enamel disc atop the moon, which rotates to indicate the phases. —The Editors, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2024

In many ways, the disc has brought more questions than answers. —Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024

People used to hand me bootlegs of my performances on discs before then. —Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2024

Inspired by galvanism—an idea made famous by Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein—Alessandro Volta stacked some zinc and copper discs with cardboard in-between, stuck it in some saltwater, and prototyped a technology that today still underpins much of our lives. —Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Combining form

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

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