English

Alternative forms

• disk mainly US, or for magnetic media. See usage note.

Noun

disc ‎(plural discs)

1. A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.

   A coin is a disc of metal.

2. (anatomy) An intervertebral disc.
3. Something resembling a disc.

   Venus's disc cut off light from the Sun.

4. A vinyl phonograph / gramophone record.

   Turn the disc over, after it has finished.

Usage notes

See usage notes at the disk entry.

Translations

Anagrams

• DCIs, DCIS

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin discus.

Noun

disc m ‎(plural discs or discos)

1. disc
2. (computing) disk
3. (sports) discus

Derived terms

• disc compacte
• disc d'arranc
• disc dur
• disc flexible

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *disk-, from Latin discus. Cognate with Old Saxon disk, Old Dutch disc (Dutch dis ‎(“table”)), Old High German tisc (German Tisch ‎(“table”)), Old Norse diskr ‎(“plate”).

Pronunciation

Noun

disċ m ‎(nominative plural disċas)

1. plate, bowl

Descendants

• English: dish

Old Saxon

Noun

disc m

1. Alternative spelling of disk

Romanian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French disque, Latin discus.

Noun

disc n ‎(plural discuri)

1. (technology) disk, disc
2. (music) disk
3. (sports) discus
4. (anatomy) disc

Etymology 2

From Greek δίσκος ‎(dískos), partly through a Slavic intermediate disk(o)ŭ.

Noun

disc n ‎(plural discuri)

1. disk (flat round object), especially one used in church services to collect money

See also

• placă