disc

Meanings

Plural: discs

Noun

sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
(computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
a flat circular plate
A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.
An intervertebral disc.
Something resembling a disc.
A vinyl phonograph or gramophone record.
The flat surface of an organ, as a leaf, any flat, round growth.
Ellipsis of flying disc; synonym of frisbee; generic name for the trademark Frisbee.
Alternative form of disk

Verb

To harrow with a disc harrow.
To move towards, or operate at, zero blade pitch, orienting the propeller blades face-on to the oncoming airflow and maximizing the drag generated by the propeller.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

disk, magnetic disc, magnetic disk, phonograph record, phonograph recording, platter, record, saucer

Scrabble Score: 7

disc is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
disc is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
disc is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

disc is a valid Words With Friends word