: to cultivate with an implement (such as a harrow or plow) that turns and loosens the soil with a series of discs
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On May 6, the sun began shining on the south side and the rings reappeared, albeit as nothing more than a thin bright line bisecting Saturn's disk.—Joe Rao, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2025 Instead of sliding pieces into place, players bounce their disks into a grid—adding just enough unpredictability to keep everyone on their toes.—Emily Glover, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025 The research team observed the planet with Webb in 2024, making a clear detection of the surrounding disk.—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025 Memory-chip makers, disk-drive makers and semi-cap equipment names have caught the AI wave.—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disk
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Etymology
Noun
borrowed from Latin discus "discus, kind of plate, gong" borrowed from Greek dískos "discus," in Late Greek also "dish, round mirror, the sun's disk, gong" — more at discus
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