disk

noun, often attributive

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\ ˈdisk

variants: or disc

Definition of disk

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : the seemingly flat figure of a celestial body the solar disk

b archaic : discus

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

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

disk

verb

variants: or disc

disked or disced; disking or discing; disks or discs

Definition of disk (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: 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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Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Observationally, the jets and disk are indeed perpendicular. — Ethan Siegel, Forbes, 28 June 2021 Inside each little disk, two jets of solution are forced through a tunnel about the width of a human hair and sent into a head-on collision at 450 pounds per square inch of pressure. — Washington Post, 16 June 2021 Inside each little disk, two jets of solution are forced through a tunnel about the width of a human hair and sent into a head-on collision at 450 pounds per square inch of pressure. — Christopher Rowland, Anchorage Daily News, 16 June 2021 Many of those who have encountered UFOs locally described a similar metallic saucer or disk. — Kaitlin Lewis, The Enquirer, 10 June 2021 Conversely, the destination disk and the interface might be newer and able to write data faster than the source sending it; that’s where data can bottleneck and potentially cause problems. — Eric Alt, Popular Science, 22 Jan. 2021 On solar system scales, magnetic fields funnel material into or perpendicularly away from the protoplanetary disk. — Ethan Siegel, Forbes, 28 June 2021 Turn the dough out onto the counter and shape it into a flat disk. — BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2021 Throw Dough is an inedible, artificial pizza dough made from a disk of soft plastic and silicone. — Richard Chin, Star Tribune, 12 Jan. 2021 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb The soil can be disked, but preparation is not necessary if the seed is placed in full sun and makes contact with the soil. — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 13 Sep. 2019 Quick tip: State biologists enhance turkey habitat at wildlife management areas by planting winter food, such as wheat, alfalfa or rye grass, and renewing plant succession by burning or disking. — Brian Lovett, Outdoor Life, 3 Feb. 2020 Size: Disk up to 0.7 inch (1.7 centimeters) wide; stalk up to 0.3 inch (0.8 centimeter) tall IUCN Red List Status: — National Geographic, 18 Nov. 2016

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