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
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
variants
or disci-
or disco-
1
: disk
discoid
2
: phonograph record
discophile
Examples of disc in a Sentence
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Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 3 June 2024
GameStop in 2021 was a video game retailer that was struggling to survive as consumers switched rapidly from discs to digital downloads.
—Michelle Chapman, Fortune, 3 June 2024
Shawn White, 62, is in a wheelchair, and suffers from spinal stenosis and degenerative disc disease.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 28 May 2024
The 20th anniversary of Sung Tongs will get a special double LP vinyl release, with one disc pressed on ruby red vinyl and the other on canary yellow.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2024
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Noun
In 2021, GameStop was a video game retailer struggling to survive as consumers switched rapidly from discs to digital downloads.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 3 June 2024
GameStop in 2021 was a video game retailer that was struggling to survive as consumers switched rapidly from discs to digital downloads.
—Michelle Chapman, Fortune, 3 June 2024
Shawn White, 62, is in a wheelchair, and suffers from spinal stenosis and degenerative disc disease.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 28 May 2024
The 20th anniversary of Sung Tongs will get a special double LP vinyl release, with one disc pressed on ruby red vinyl and the other on canary yellow.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2024
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disc
noun
variants
or disk
: any of various rounded or flattened anatomical structures: as
a
: a mammalian blood cell
b
c
: intervertebral disc see also slipped disc
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