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English

Alternative spellings
disk mainly US, or for optic-based media. See disk#Usage notes|usage note.

Etymology
Latin discus through French disque

Pronunciation
AHD|dĭsk, IPA|/dɪsk/, SAMPA|/dIsk/
audio|en-us-disc.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪsk|-ɪsk

Noun
en-noun

1. A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.

#:A coin is a disc of metal.

1. anatomy An w:intervertebral disc|intervertebral disc.
2. Something resembling a disc.

#:Venus' disc cut off light from the Sun.

1. A vinyl phonograph / gramophone record.

#:Turn the disc over, after it has finished.

Usage notes
See disk#Usage notes|usage notes at the disk entry.

Translations
trans-top|a thin, flat, circular plate
Finnish: kiekko
French: disque m
German: Scheibe
Greek: δί�κο� (diskos) m
Hungarian: lemez
trans-mid
Ido: disko
Italian: disco m
Portuguese: disco
Russian: ди�к (disk) m
Spanish: disco
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trans-top|intervertebral disc
Finnish: välilevy
French: disque m
trans-mid
Russian: ди�к (disk) m
trans-bottom

trans-top|something resembling a disk
Finnish: kiekko
trans-mid
French: disque m
Russian: ди�к (disk) m
trans-bottom

trans-top|a vinyl phonograph / gramophone record
Finnish: levy
trans-mid
French: disque m
Russian: ди�к (disk) m, пла��инка (plastínka) f
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Old English

Etymology
From Germanic *disk(s) < Latin discus. Cognate with Old High German tisc (German Tisch �table�), Old Saxon disk (Dutch disch �table�), Old Norse diskr �plate�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/di�/

Noun
disc m (plural: discas)

1. plate, bowl

Descendants
English: dish

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