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

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 rest of the team bursts in, and at LaRoche’s direction, Knight pulls a computer chip (or a disc? —Sara Netzley, EW.com, 29 Apr. 2025

Less pressing, but still notable, is the potential for tariffs to essentially turn physical game discs into a form of retro gaming, too. —ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025

The title was pressed as a picture disc and made available in small quantities, as just 6,500 copies were produced. —Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025

Unwrap and slice 1 dough log into 1/4-inch-thick discs and place on prepared baking sheets 1 inch apart. —Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2025

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