disc

CEFRB1

/dɪsk/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A flat, round object.

  2. 02

    noun

    A thin device used to store information.

Examples

  • He wears an identity disc around his neck.

  • The watch on the compact disc is mine.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An intervertebral disc.

  2. Something resembling a disc.

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

More examples

In context

  • I have a slipped disc.

  • A coin is a disc of metal.

  • Turn the disc over, after it has finished.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The DJ spun an old vinyl blank on the turntable last night.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From French disque, from Latin discus, from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos, “disk, quoit, platter”). Doublet of dais, desk, discus, dish, disk, and diskos.