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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 [ˈdɪskəs]

n pl discuses, disci [ˈdɪskaɪ]

1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Athletics (Track & Field)) (originally) a circular stone or plate used in throwing competitions by the ancient Greeks

2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Athletics (Track & Field)) Athletics

a.  a similar disc-shaped object with a heavy middle thrown by athletes

b.  (as modifier) a discus thrower

3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Athletics (Track & Field)) (preceded by the) the event or sport of throwing the discus

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a South American cichlid fish, Symphysodon discus, that has a compressed coloured body and is a popular aquarium fish

[from Latin, from Greek diskos from dikein to throw]

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 (discuses or disci (pl)) (Sport)

1. (= object) → disco m
to throw the discus → lanzar el disco

2. (= event) she won a gold medal in the discus → ganó la medalla de oro en la prueba de disco

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discus [ˈdɪskəs]

n

(= competition) → disque m

(= object) → disque m

modif [thrower] → de disque; [champion] → du lancer du disque; [throwing] → du disque; [title, final] → du lancer du disque

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discus

n → Diskus m; in the discus (Sport) → im Diskuswerfen; discus thrower → Diskuswerfer(in) m(f)

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discus [ˈdɪskəs] n → disco
discus thrower → lanciatore/trice di disco

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discus [ˈdɪskəs] n → disco
discus thrower → lanciatore/trice di disco

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discus

n discus [ˈdiskəs]

a heavy disc of metal etc thrown in a type of athletic competition. diskus. (werp) skyf قُرْص диск disk diskos der Diskus δίσκος (στη δισκοβολία) disco (kettaheite) ketas دیسک kiekko disque דִיסקוּס चक्र, चक्का disk diszkosz cakram kringla disco 円盤 원반 diskas disks cakera discus diskos dysk disco disc диск disk disk disk diskus แผ่นกลมใช้ขว้างในการแข่งกีฬาประเภทลู่ / ลาน disk [體] 鐵餅 диск بھاری موٹا قرص جس کا استعمال کھیل کے مقابلوں میں ہوتا ہے chiếc đĩa nặng dùng để ném đĩa ［体］铁饼