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disc2

disc [or] disk2

 
 
pronunciation:
dIsk
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: any thin, flat, circular object, or one that appears flat and circular.
Saturn's rings appear to us as discs.
definition 2: any natural structure of similar shape in a plant or animal, such as the center of the head of a daisy or the plates of cartilage between the spinal vertebrae.
Damage to one of the discs in his spine is causing him a lot of pain.
definition 3: a phonograph record.
The group recorded their first disc in 1956.
 
definition 4: a thin, round plate coated with a magnetic substance on one or both sides, used to record data entered on a computer.
We used to save data on floppy disks.
 
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