disc
A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.
Example
“A coin is a disc of metal.”
Other meanings
An intervertebral disc.
Something resembling a disc.
“Venus's disc cut off light from the Sun.”
Synonyms
- disk
A kind of
- plate
- circle
Kinds of disc
- acetate disk
- brake disk
- diaphragm
- coin blank
- token
Related words
- time disc
- recovery disc
- disc image
- pelvic disc
- tree disc
- abrasive disc
- accretion disc
- Alderson disc
- compact disc
- compact disc drive
- disc brake
- disc drive
Word history
From Ancient Greek "δίσκος" (disk, quoit, platter).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “disc” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.