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)
(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

disc-

3 of 3

combining form

variants or disci- or disco-
1
: disk
discoid
2
: phonograph record
discophile

Examples of disc in a Sentence

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Noun
The most damaging weapons tend to be spinning discs that can spin up to about 250 mph, delivering huge kinetic energy that can throw, rip, and permanently disable rival bots. Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2025 The song’s next iteration, a raw guitar rocker on the Electric Nebraska disc, shows its evolution. Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2025 To get started, simply load your disc, select an output format, adjust any settings as needed, and then press Start. PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2025 Woods recently underwent lumbar disc replacement surgery, his seventh back surgical procedure. Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disc

Word History

Etymology

Combining form

Latin, from Greek disk-, disko-, from diskos

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“Disc.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disc. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

disc

variant of disk

Medical Definition

disc

noun
variants or disk
: any of various rounded or flattened anatomical structures: as
a
: a mammalian blood cell

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