Definition of disc. Meaning of disc. Synonyms of disc

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Definition of disc

disc
Disk Disk, n. [L. discus, Gr. ?. See Dish.] [Written also disc.] 1. A discus; a quoit. Some whirl the disk, and some the javelin dart. --Pope. 2. A flat, circular plate; as, a disk of metal or paper. 3. (Astron.) The circular figure of a celestial body, as seen projected of the heavens. 4. (Biol.) A circular structure either in plants or animals; as, a blood disk; germinal disk, etc. 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. 6. (Zo["o]l.) (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. Disk engine, a form of rotary steam engine. Disk shell (Zo["o]l.), any species of Discina.
Disc
Disc Disc, n. [See Disk, Dish.] A flat round plate; (Biol.) A circular structure either in plants or animals; as, a blood disc, a germinal disc, etc. Same as Disk.

Meaning of disc from wikipedia

- Optical disc Disc (band), an American experimental music band Disk (album), a 1995 EP by Moby Disc harrow, a farm implement Discus throw or disc throw,...
- DISC ****essments are behavioral self-****essment tools based on psychologist William Moulton Marston's DISC emotional and behavioral theory, first published...
- A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include radio DJs (who host programs...
- The compact disc (CD) is a digital optical disc data storage format that was co-developed by Philips and Sony to store and play digital audio recordings...
- intervertebral disc (British English), also spelled intervertebral disk (American English), lies between adjacent vertebrae in the vertebral column. Each disc forms...
- An optical disc is a flat, usually disc-shaped object that stores information in the form of physical variations on its surface that can be read with the...
- Disc golf, also known as frisbee golf, is a flying disc sport in which players throw a disc at a target; it is pla**** using rules similar to golf. The...
- A disc galaxy (or disk galaxy) is a galaxy characterized by a galactic disc. This is a flattened circular volume of stars that are mainly orbiting the...
- The scattered disc (or scattered disk) is a distant cir****stellar disc in the Solar System that is sp****ly po****ted by icy small Solar System bodies...
- A spinal disc herniation is an injury to the intervertebral disc between two spinal vertebrae, usually caused by excessive strain or trauma to the spine...