disk
A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.
Example
“A coin is a disk of metal.”
Other meanings
A two-dimensional geometric region, the set of points bounded by a circle.
Something resembling a disk.
“Venus' disk cut off light from the Sun.”
Synonyms
- disc
Related words
- disk buffer
- blastodisk
- coverdisk
- diskazine
- diskcyclic
- diskectomy
- disklabel
- diskless
- disklike
- diskmag
- diskspace
- diskzine
Example sentences
Word history
From Ancient Greek "δίσκος" (a circular plate suited for hurling).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “disk” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; 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.