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noun

disc

DISK/dɪsk/

A thin flat object with a circular outline.

The red ceramic disc is thin, flat, and perfectly round.

Single flat thin circular red ceramic disc on white at shallow angle showing continuous round shape and thin edge; small cast shadow only.
Etymology
discGreekdisc, quoit, platter

Greek diskos named both a throwing disc and a platter. Their shared flat, round shape is the feature retained in the general English meaning.

In context

The Organic Chemistry Tutor5:01
thin hoop or the solid disc and keep in mind the radius
Inertia - Basic Introduction, Torque, Angular Acceleration, Newton's Second Law, Rotational Motion

More examples

  • The potter shapes the clay into small discs.
  • The player cannot read this scratched disc.
  • A damaged disc in his lower back causes pain.

Forms

disc · discs

Similar words

disk
An alternative spelling, especially common in American technical writing.
plate
Usually a dish for food, rather than any round object.
wafer
Emphasizes extreme thinness and need not be circular.