SINCE 1828
disc
nounvariant spelling of disk
1a
: the seemingly flat figure of a celestial body
the solar disk
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: 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
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
abbreviationDefinition of disc (Entry 2 of 3)
disc-
combining form
variants:
or disci-
or disco-
Definition of disc- (Entry 3 of 3)
1
: disk
discoid
2
: phonograph record
discophile
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