disc (d sk)n. & v. Variant of disk. |
disc now esp US, disk [dɪsk]
n
1. a flat circular plate
2. something resembling or appearing to resemble this the sun's disc
3. (Electronics) another word for (gramophone) record
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy any approximately circular flat structure in the body, esp an intervertebral disc
5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany)
a. the flat receptacle of composite flowers, such as the daisy
b. (as modifier) a disc floret
6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the middle part of the lip of an orchid
7. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering)
a. Also called parking disc a marker or device for display in a parked vehicle showing the time of arrival or the latest permitted time of departure or both
b. (as modifier) a disc zone disc parking
8. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing a variant spelling of disk [2]
vb
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) to work (land) with a disc harrow
[from Latin discus, from Greek diskos quoit]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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 grooveacetate disk, phonograph recording disk - a disk coated with cellulose acetate 78, seventy-eight - a shellac based phonograph record that played at 78 revolutions per minute |
| 2. |  disc - something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate; "the moon's disk hung in a cloudless sky"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 | |
| 3. |  disc - (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is storeddiskette, 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" 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 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 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 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 |
disc disk
noun
2. (Old-fashioned) record, vinyl, gramophone record, phonograph record (U.S. & Canad.), platter (U.S. slang) This disc includes the piano sonata in C minor.
Translations
disc disk (US) [dɪsk]
B. CPD disc brakes NPL (Aut) → frenos mpl de disco
disc jockey N → discjockey mf, pinchadiscos mf inv
disc jockey N → discjockey mf, pinchadiscos mf inv
disc [ˈdɪsk] n
(round, flat object) → disque m
(in spine) → disque m, disque m intervertébral slipped disc
(= record) → disque m
disc, (esp US) disk
disc:
n
(= flat, circular object) → (runde) Scheibe; (Anat) → Bandscheibe f; (Mil, = identity disc) → (Erkennungs)marke f ? slip
disc:
disc brake
n → Scheibenbremse f
disc camera
n → Disc-Kamera f
disc [dɪsk] n
disc [dɪsk] n
a. (gen, record) (Anat) → disco; (identity disc, of dog) → targhetta di riconoscimento; (of soldier) → piastrina di riconoscimento
b. (Comput) = disk
disc [dɪsk] n
a. (gen, record) (Anat) → disco; (identity disc, of dog) → targhetta di riconoscimento; (of soldier) → piastrina di riconoscimento
b. (Comput) = disk
n disc, disk [disk]
1 a flat, thin, circular object From the earth, the full moon looks like a silver disc. skyf قُرْص диск kolo, kotouč skive die Scheibe δίσκος disco ketas صفحه گرد؛ قرص kiekko disque דִיסְק कोई चिपटी गोल वस्तु okrugla pločica, disk korong piringan skífa, kringla disco 円盤 원형 diskas, skritulys disks disk schijf skive, diskos tarcza disco disc диск kotúč kolut disk skiva, platta, trissa สิ่งของที่มีลักษณะกลมแบน disk, yassı dairesel cisim 圓盤 диск; круг پتلی ، چپٹی گول شے ، قرص chiếc đĩa 圆盘
2 a gramophone/phonograph record or compact disc. plaat أُسْطُوانَه диск, плоча deska, disk grammofonplade; plade; cd die Schallplatte δίσκος μουσικής disco heliplaat صفحه levy disque תָּקלִיט, תָּקלִיטוֹר डिस्क gramofonska ploča (hang)lemez; CD piringan hitam, kompak disk hljómplata, skífa disco レコード 음반, 레크드 (kompaktinė) plokštelė skaņuplate; disks cakera grammofoonplaat grammofonplate, lp-plate, CD-plate płyta disco диск gramofónová platňa alebo kompaktný disk plošča gramofonska ploča skiva, platta แผ่นเสียง; แผ่นบันทึกข้อมูล plâk, CD 唱片 пластінка; диск گراموفون کا ریکارڈ máy nghe đĩa 唱片
3 in computing, a disc-shaped file. plaat قُرْص (كومبيوتر) диск disk diskette die Diskette δίσκος, δισκέτα disco ketas دیسک levy disque תָּקלִיטוֹן מָגנֶטִי לַמָחשֵׁב डिस्क, कंप्यूटर डिस्क cd-rom lemez disket diskur; disklingur disco 磁気ディスク 자기 디스크 diskas diskete fail diskette diskett dysk disco disc магнитный диск disk disk, disketa disk disk แผ่นบันทึกข้อมูล disket (計算中的)盤形文件 твердий диск ایک قرص کے شکل کی فائل đĩa （计算中的）盘形文件
abbr disc jockey
a person who presents a programme of music (usually pop-music) on the radio etc from records or discs. platejoggie فارِس الأسْطُوانات: مُقَدِّم برنامج غنائي يعْتَمد على الأسْطوانات والأقْراص диджей diskžokej disc jockey; dj der Diskjockey ντισκ τζόκεϊ discjockey, pinchadiscos diskor, DJ مجری برنامه موسیقی؛ گزینگر صفحات DJ animateur/-trice דִי גֵ'יי डीजे, डिस्क जॉकी disk džokej lemezlovas, DJ (dídzséj) pembawa acara musik/lagu di radio, dsb. plötusnúður disc jockey, dj ディスクジョッキー 디스크 자키 muzikos programų, sudarytų iš įrašų, vedėjas diskžokejs; dīdžejs penyampai program muzik di radio disc jockey diskjockey, plateprater prezenter disc jockey диск-жокей diskdžokej disk džokej disk džokej diskjockey, skivpratare นักจัดรายการแผ่นเสียงทางวิทยุ plâk sunucusu 用唱片播放音樂節目的無線廣播員 диск-жокей موسیقی کے منتخب ریکارڈ چلانے والا شخص người chỉnh nhạc 用唱片播放音乐节目的无线广播员
disc → قرص kotouč skive Scheibe δίσκος disco levy disque disk disco ディスク 디스크 schijf skive dysk disco диск skiva แผ่นดิสค์ disk vật hình đĩa 盘
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