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

The disc is crowded with younger stars that are comparably metal-rich. —Julian Dossett, Space.com, 27 May 2026

McCartney plays more than 90% of the instruments here, but the disc doesn’t have a DIY feel. —ABC News, 27 May 2026

The look included a loose, long-sleeve jacket over a straight midi skirt, both covered in small sheer discs and iridescent paillettes that gave the surface a watery, frost-like texture. —Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 26 May 2026

In 1997, barely one year after the video disc was launched, all of the Motion Picture Association of America member studios joined the DVD Forum, collectively adopted the new format and started to phase out films released on videotape. —Oana Godeanu-Kenworthy, Fortune, 25 May 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
• obelisk
• 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