disc
see also: DISC
Etymology
DISC
Proper noun
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see also: DISC
Etymology
From French disque, from Latin discus, from Ancient Greek δίσκος.
Pronunciation Noundisc (plural discs)
- A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.
- A coin is a disc of metal.
- (anatomy) An intervertebral disc.
- Something resembling a disc.
- Venus's disc cut off light from the Sun.
- A vinyl phonograph / gramophone record.
- Turn the disc over, after it has finished.
- (botany) The flat surface of an organ, as a leaf, any flat, round growth.
- (disc sports) Ellipsis of flying disc; Synonym of frisbee; generic name for the trademark Frisbee;
disc (discs, present participle discing; simple past and past participle disced)
- (agriculture) To harrow with a disc harrow.
- (aviation, of a propeller) To move towards, or operate at, zero blade pitch, orienting the propeller blades face-on to the oncoming airflow and maximising the drag generated by the propeller.
- In the air, the asymmetric drag generated by a discing propeller can result in loss of control of the airplane.
DISC
Proper noun
- Acronym of dominance, inducement, submission and compliance a type of personality test.
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