'DISC' definitions:
Definition of 'disc'
From: WordNet
noun
Sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove [syn: phonograph record, phonograph recording, record, disk, disc, platter]
noun
Something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate; "the moon's disk hung in a cloudless sky" [syn: disk, disc, saucer]
noun
(computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored [syn: magnetic disk, magnetic disc, disk, disc]
noun
A flat circular plate [syn: disk, disc]
Definition of 'Disc'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'disc'
From: GCIDE
- Disk \Disk\ (d[i^]sk), n. [L. discus, Gr. di`skos. See Dish.] [Written also disc.]
- 1. A discus; a quoit. [1913 Webster]
- Some whirl the disk, and some the javelin dart. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A flat, circular plate; as, a disk of metal or paper. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Astron.) The circular figure of a celestial body, as seen projected of the heavens. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Biol.) A circular structure either in plants or animals; as, a blood disk; germinal disk, etc. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Bot.) (a) The whole surface of a leaf. (b) The central part of a radiate compound flower, as in sunflower. (c) A part of the receptacle enlarged or expanded under, or around, or even on top of, the pistil. [1913 Webster]
- 6. (Zool.) (a) The anterior surface or oral area of c[oe]lenterate animals, as of sea anemones. (b) The lower side of the body of some invertebrates, especially when used for locomotion, when it is often called a creeping disk. (c) In owls, the space around the eyes. [1913 Webster]
- Disk engine, a form of rotary steam engine.
- Disk shell (Zool.), any species of Discina. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'disc'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bulletin board,
- card,
- cartridge,
- cassette,
- catalog card,
- electrical transcription,
- file,
- filing card,
- film,
- index card,
- library catalog,
- magnetic tape,
- microcard,
- microdot,
- microfiche,
- microfilm,
- motion-picture film,
- phonograph record,
- platter,
- record,
- recording,
- scoreboard,
- scorecard,
- scoresheet,
- slip,
- tape,
- tape cartridge,
- tape cassette,
- tape recording,
- ticker tape,
- transcription,
- videotape,
- wax,
- wire recording
Acronyms for 'DISC'
From: V.E.R.A.
- Defense Information System Council (mil., USA)
Words containing 'DISC'
- compact disc,
- disc brake,
- disc drive,
- disc harrow,
- disc jockey,
- disc pack,
- disc space,
- germinal disc,
- hard disc,
- herniated disc,
- intervertebral disc,
- magnetic disc,
- optic disc,
- optical disc,
- slipped disc,
- audio compact disc,
- cervical disc syndrome,
- compact disc recordable,
- disc-jockey,
- disc-shaped,
- ruptured intervertebral disc,
- compact disc write-once,
- compact disc read-only memory