n.
- a flat, thin circular object.
▸dated a gramophone record.
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(discs)
one of the suits in some tarot packs, corresponding to coins in others.
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(disk)
an information storage device for a computer comprising a rotatable disc on which data is stored either magnetically or optically (as on a CD-ROM).
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(also intervertebral disc)
a layer of cartilage separating adjacent vertebrae in the spine.
- Botany the central part of the flower of a daisy or other composite plant, consisting of a close-packed cluster of tubular florets.
Derivative
Etymology
C17: from Fr. disque or L. discus (see discus).