disc

English

/dɪsk/

noun
Definitions
  • A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.
  • (anatomy) An intervertebral disc.
  • Something resembling a disc.
  • A vinyl phonograph / gramophone record.
  • (botany) The flat surface of an organ, as a leaf, any flat, round growth.
  • (disc golf) A Frisbee.

Etymology

Borrowed from French disque derived from Latin discus (disk, disc) derived from Ancient Greek δίσκος (platter, quoit, disk, a circular plate suited for hurling, discus, disc, tray).

Origin

Ancient Greek

δίσκος

Gloss

platter, quoit, disk, a circular plate suited for hurling, discus, disc, tray

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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