disc

noun

A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.

A vinyl phonograph or gramophone record.

Something resembling a disc.

(anatomy) An intervertebral disc.

(botany) The flat surface of an organ, as a leaf, any flat, round growth.

(disc sports) Ellipsis of flying disc; synonym of frisbee; generic name for the trademark Frisbee. [(countable) Synonym of frisbee (“the object”).]

Alternative form of disk [A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.]

Acronym of dominance, inducement, submission, and compliance, a type of personality test. [The state of being dominant; of prime importance; supremacy.]

verb

(agriculture) To harrow with a disc harrow.

(aviation, of a propeller) To move towards, or operate at, zero blade pitch, orienting the propeller blades face-on to the oncoming airflow and maximizing the drag generated by the propeller.

Roots

diskosdisc- · Greek · disk

Synonyms for disc

plattern recordn cassetten videotapen

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Where does disc come from?

The word disc breaks down into one root of Greek origin: the root disc-, from Greek diskos (“disk”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.