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| goby |
any of numerous marine and freshwater fishes with united pelvic fins that form a sucking disk. |
| gong |
a large metallic disk that makes a deep resonant sound when struck with a stick or mallet. [1/2 definitions] |
| gyroscope |
a device with a rotating wheel or disk, mounted on an axis that can turn freely in various or all directions, so that the wheel or disk can maintain a stable orientation in space despite any movement in its supports or surrounding parts. |
| half-moon |
the moon in the first or last quarter, when half its disk is illuminated. [1/2 definitions] |
| hard disk |
a rigid, magnetized disk built into a computer that is capable of storing a large amount of data. |
| hard drive |
a device usu. inside a computer that copies data to and from a computer's hard disk; hard disk drive. |
| laser disk |
see "optical disk." |
| lotto |
a game of chance, similar to bingo, in which a leader draws a numbered disk and the players cover the corresponding numbers on their boards, continuing until someone has covered five numbers in a row. [1/2 definitions] |
| meniscus |
a disk of cartilage cushioning the ends of two bones that connect in a joint, esp. in the knee. [1/3 definitions] |
| ocean sunfish |
any of a family of bony marine fishes, esp. a large, slow-moving, tropical species with a flattened body resembling an upright disk. |
| optical disk |
a disk on which material such as information, pictures, or music is stored in the form of tiny depressions and from which it is retrieved or played by means of a laser scanner. [1/2 definitions] |
| peripheral |
an auxiliary device, such as a disk, printer, scanner, or the like, that is used with a computer to increase its functional range or efficiency. [1/3 definitions] |
| phonograph |
a machine that reproduces sound that has been recorded on a grooved disk; record player. |
| platelet |
any of numerous small disk-shaped bodies found in the blood of vertebrates and associated with clotting. |
| potter's wheel |
a device consisting of a horizontal disk made to rotate by foot or motor power, that enables a potter to create cylindrical or rounded shapes in clay. |
| puck |
in ice hockey, the hard rubber disk that players try to hit into the net for goals. |
| Ra2 |
in Egyptian mythology, the supreme god and sun god, depicted with a head of a hawk crowned with a solar disk. |
| record |
a disk, usu. made of vinyl, upon which sounds are recorded for reproduction. [1/15 definitions] |
| red blood cell |
a disk-shaped cell, usu. lacking a nucleus, that carries oxygen to the body's tissues; erythrocyte. |
| remora |
any of several ocean fishes with a suction disk on top of the head that allows it to attach to sharks, other sea animals, and ships. |
| rondel |
something round or circular, such as a disk of gold or silver used in jewelry, or a piece of stained glass. [1/2 definitions] |
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