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disc
1[ disk ]
verb (used with object)
- Informal. to make (a recording) on a phonograph disc.
disc-
2- variant of disco- before a vowel.
disc.
3abbreviation for
- discount.
- discovered.
disc
/ dɪsk /
noun
- a flat circular plate
- something resembling or appearing to resemble this
the sun's disc
- another word for (gramophone) record
- anatomy any approximately circular flat structure in the body, esp an intervertebral disc
- the flat receptacle of composite flowers, such as the daisy
- ( as modifier )
a disc floret
- the middle part of the lip of an orchid
- Also calledparking 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
- ( as modifier )
disc parking
a disc zone
- computing a variant spelling of disk
verb
- to work (land) with a disc harrow
Word History and Origins
Origin of disc1
Example Sentences
The windscreen of the Talbot displays a tax disc that expired in 1982, which he agreed was a "classic in itself".
On the extras for the Criterion Collection disc, there’s an interview where you say, “It’s not really about celebrity and it’s not really about me.”
Kapp “put the tune on the B-side of the single,” Jones told The Times in 1993, “but disc jockeys turned it over and played it anyway.”
“The herniated disc in his back has worsened to the point where it might leave permanent damage and affect his ability to walk,” his wife Yuki said in August.
Even so, he spent many days at his local Licorice Pizza, strolling the aisles, hanging out with friends, and settling into the couch to listen to whatever disc was spinning on the turntable.
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