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disc  (dsk)
n. & v.
Variant of disk.

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.discdisc - sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
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.discdisc - 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
dot, point - a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots"
3.discdisc - (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
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
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

disc
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] ndisco;
(COMPUT) = disk

disc [dɪsk] ndisque m;
(Comput) = disk

disc [dɪsk] n (Anat) → Bandscheibe f;
(record) → Platte f;
(Comput) = disk

disc [dɪsk] ndisco

disc
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 얇은 원반 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
2 a gramophone/phonograph record or compact disc. plaat أُسْطُوانَه диск, плоча deska, disk grammofonplade; plade; cd die Schallplatte δίσκος μουσικής disco heliplaat صفحه äänilevy disque תָּקלִיט, תָּקלִיטוֹר डिस्क gramofonska ploča (hang)lemez; CD piringan hitam, kompak disk hljómplata, skífa disco レコード 음반, 디스크 (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
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 디스크, 디스켓 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
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 tiskijukka 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 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 唱片播放目的线广


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Consequently, their arrival on the lunar disc could not take place until the 5th of December at twelve at night, at the exact moment when the moon should be full, and not on the
Thus they remarked that, during full moon, the disc appeared scored in certain parts with white lines; and, during the phases, with black.
"If this tiny disc can vibrate a bone," he thought, "then an iron disc might vibrate an iron rod, or at least, an iron wire.
 
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