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disc  (dsk)

n. & v.

Variant of disk.

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disc

Noun

1. a flat circular object

2. a gramophone record

3. Anat a circular flat structure in the body, esp. between the vertebrae

4. Computers same as disk [Latin discus discus]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	disc - sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove phonograph record, phonograph recording, platter, record, disk acetate disk, phonograph recording disk - a disk coated with cellulose acetate L-P, LP - a long-playing phonograph record; designed to be played at 33.3 rpm 78, seventy-eight - a shellac based phonograph record that played at 78 revolutions per minute audio recording, sound recording, audio - a recording of acoustic signals
	2.	disc - something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate; "the moon's disk hung in a cloudless sky" disk, saucer intervertebral disc, intervertebral disk - a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two) round shape - a shape that is curved and without sharp angles dot, point - a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots"
	3.	disc - (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored magnetic disc, magnetic disk, disk diskette, floppy, floppy disk - a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer; "floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price" fixed disk, hard disc, hard disk - a rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit memory device, storage device - a device that preserves information for retrieval computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
	4.	disc - a flat circular plate disk acetate disk, phonograph recording disk - a disk coated with cellulose acetate brake disk - a disk or plate that is fixed to the wheel; pressure is applied to it by the brake pads circle, round - any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out metal circles" deadeye - (nautical) a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used to tighten a shroud diaphragm - electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves discus, saucer - a disk used in throwing competitions Frisbee - a light, plastic disk about 10 inches in diameter; propelled with a flip of the wrist for recreation or competition coin blank, planchet - a flat metal disk ready for stamping as a coin plate - a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic hockey puck, puck - a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey token - a metal or plastic disk that can be redeemed or used in designated slot machines

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disc

noun 1. circle, plate, saucer, discus

noun 2. (Old-fashioned) record, vinyl, gramophone record, phonograph record U.S., Canad. platter U.S. (slang)

USAGE In British English, the spelling disc is generally preferred, except when using the word in its computer senses, where disk is preferred. In US English, the spelling disk is used for all senses.

Translations

disc [dɪsk] n → disco;

(COMPUT) = disk

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disc [dɪsk] n → disque m;

(Comput) = disk

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disc [dɪsk] n (Anat) → Bandscheibe f;

(record) → Platte f;

(Comput) = disk

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disc [dɪsk] n → disco