discus

dis·cus  (dsks)

n. pl. dis·cus·es

1. Sports

a. A disk, typically wooden or plastic with a metal rim, that is thrown for distance in athletic competitions.

b. A track-and-field event in which a discus is thrown.

2. A small, brilliantly colored South American freshwater fish (Symphysodon discus) that has a disk-shaped body and is popular in home aquariums.

3. Something resembling a flat circular plate; a disk.

4. Botany See disk.

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[Latin; see disk.]

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discus

Noun

Field sports a disc-shaped object with a heavy middle, thrown by athletes [Greek diskos]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	discus - an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible field event - a competition that takes place on a field rather than on a running track
	2.	discus - a disk used in throwing competitions saucer disk, disc - a flat circular plate sports equipment - equipment needed to participate in a particular sport

Translations

discus [ˈdɪskəs] n → disco

discus [ˈdɪskəs] n → disque m

discus [ˈdɪskəs] n → Diskus m;

(event) → Diskuswerfen nt

discus [ˈdɪskəs] n → disco

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discus

n discus [ˈdiskəs]

a heavy disc of metal etc thrown in a type of athletic competition. diskus. (werp) skyfقُرْصдискdiskdiskosder Diskusδίσκος (στη δισκοβολία)disco(kettaheite) ketasدیسکkiekkodisqueדִיסקוּסचक्र, चक्काdiskdiszkoszcakramkringladisco円盤(경기용) 원반diskasdiskscakeradiscusdiskosdyskdiscodiscдискdiskdiskdiskdiskusแผ่นกลมใช้ขว้างในการแข่งกีฬาประเภทลู่ / ลานdisk［體］鐵餅дискبھاری موٹا قرص جس کا استعمال کھیل کے مقابلوں میں ہوتا ہےchiếc đĩa nặng dùng để ném đĩa［体］铁饼