disk

[ disk ]

/ dɪsk /

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noun

any thin, flat, circular plate or object.

any surface that is flat and round, or seemingly so: the disk of the sun.

disc (def. 1).

Computers. any of several types of media consisting of thin, round plates of plastic or metal, used for external storage: magnetic disk; floppy disk; optical disk.

Botany, Zoology. any of various roundish, flat structures or parts.

intervertebral disk.

Botany. (in the daisy and other composite plants) the central portion of the flower head, composed of tubular florets.

any of the circular steel blades that form the working part of a disk harrow.

Mathematics. the domain bounded by a circle.

Archaic. discus.

verb (used with object)

Informal. disc (def. 3).

to cultivate (soil) with a disk harrow.

Also disc (for defs. 1, 2, 4-9, 12) .

Origin of disk

1655–65; <Latin discusdiscus; cf. dish

OTHER WORDS FROM disk

disklike, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH disk

disc, disk

Words nearby disk

disjunct, disjunction, disjunctive, disjuncture, disjune, disk, disk brake, disk crank, disk crash, disk drive, diskette

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Example sentences from the Web for disk

Divide the dough in half and very gently pat each half into a round 1-inch-thick disk.
Make ‘The Chew’s’ Carla Hall’s Pumpkin Pecan Pie|Carla Hall|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If your ears are tired of slick auto-tuned vocals, pick up this disk for an aural detox.
The Best Albums of 2014|Ted Gioia|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Which is lucky: we can see the gaps in the disk more clearly than if the disk were at a steeper angle.
The Most Stunning View Ever of Planets Being Born|Matthew R. Francis|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the most breathtaking aspects of the image are the rings and gaps in the disk, never imaged before in this much detail.
The Most Stunning View Ever of Planets Being Born|Matthew R. Francis|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In the Chrome universe, a piece of software will not be a disk you buy, own, and are stuck with, but a place you go.
Google's War on the PC|Douglas Rushkoff|July 8, 2009|DAILY BEAST
If the current grows weaker, the magnet becomes weaker and does not pull so hard on the disk.
The Story of Great Inventions|Elmer Ellsworth Burns
Pores irregular, roundish, very small; twenty-six to twenty-eight on the radius of the disk.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)|Ernst Haeckel
In Gesneraceae and Cruciferae the disk consists of tooth-like scales at the base of the stamens.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5|Various
To prevent this the top soil should be stirred frequently with a disk or smoothing harrow.
Agriculture for Beginners|Charles William Burkett
In this species the plates of the disk are imbricated, or lapping over each other, and thirteen in number.
Reptiles and Birds|Louis Figuier

British Dictionary definitions for disk

disk

/ (dɪsk) /

noun

a variant spelling (esp US and Canadian) of disc

Also called: magnetic disk, hard disk computing a direct-access storage device consisting of a stack of plates coated with a magnetic layer, the whole assembly rotating rapidly as a single unit. Each surface has a read-write head that can move radially to read or write data on concentric tracksCompare drum 1 (def. 9) See also floppy disk

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Medical definitions for disk

disk

n.

A thin, flat, circular object or plate.

lamella

Scientific definitions for disk

disk

disc

(dĭsk)

See magnetic disk.
See optical disk.

See intervertebral disk.

The round, flat center, consisting of many disk flowers, found in the inflorescences of many composite plants such as the daisy.

单词	disk
释义	disk [ disk ] / dɪsk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR disk ON THESAURUS.COM noun any thin, flat, circular plate or object. any surface that is flat and round, or seemingly so: the disk of the sun. disc (def. 1). Computers. any of several types of media consisting of thin, round plates of plastic or metal, used for external storage: magnetic disk; floppy disk; optical disk. Botany, Zoology. any of various roundish, flat structures or parts. intervertebral disk. Botany. (in the daisy and other composite plants) the central portion of the flower head, composed of tubular florets. any of the circular steel blades that form the working part of a disk harrow. Mathematics. the domain bounded by a circle. Archaic. discus. verb (used with object) Informal. disc (def. 3). to cultivate (soil) with a disk harrow. Also disc (for defs. 1, 2, 4-9, 12) . Origin of disk 1655–65; <Latin discusdiscus; cf. dish OTHER WORDS FROM disk disklike, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH disk disc, disk Words nearby disk disjunct, disjunction, disjunctive, disjuncture, disjune, disk, disk brake, disk crank, disk crash, disk drive, diskette Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for disk Divide the dough in half and very gently pat each half into a round 1-inch-thick disk. Make ‘The Chew’s’ Carla Hall’s Pumpkin Pecan Pie\|Carla Hall\|December 26, 2014\|DAILY BEAST If your ears are tired of slick auto-tuned vocals, pick up this disk for an aural detox. The Best Albums of 2014\|Ted Gioia\|December 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Which is lucky: we can see the gaps in the disk more clearly than if the disk were at a steeper angle. The Most Stunning View Ever of Planets Being Born\|Matthew R. Francis\|November 9, 2014\|DAILY BEAST But the most breathtaking aspects of the image are the rings and gaps in the disk, never imaged before in this much detail. The Most Stunning View Ever of Planets Being Born\|Matthew R. Francis\|November 9, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In the Chrome universe, a piece of software will not be a disk you buy, own, and are stuck with, but a place you go. Google's War on the PC\|Douglas Rushkoff\|July 8, 2009\|DAILY BEAST If the current grows weaker, the magnet becomes weaker and does not pull so hard on the disk. The Story of Great Inventions\|Elmer Ellsworth Burns Pores irregular, roundish, very small; twenty-six to twenty-eight on the radius of the disk. Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)\|Ernst Haeckel In Gesneraceae and Cruciferae the disk consists of tooth-like scales at the base of the stamens. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5\|Various To prevent this the top soil should be stirred frequently with a disk or smoothing harrow. Agriculture for Beginners\|Charles William Burkett In this species the plates of the disk are imbricated, or lapping over each other, and thirteen in number. Reptiles and Birds\|Louis Figuier British Dictionary definitions for disk disk / (dɪsk) / noun a variant spelling (esp US and Canadian) of disc Also called: magnetic disk, hard disk computing a direct-access storage device consisting of a stack of plates coated with a magnetic layer, the whole assembly rotating rapidly as a single unit. Each surface has a read-write head that can move radially to read or write data on concentric tracksCompare drum 1 (def. 9) See also floppy disk Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to disk plate, platter, disc, shell, dish, circle, sabot, discus, quoit, flan, saucer, discoid Medical definitions for disk disk n. A thin, flat, circular object or plate. lamella The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for disk disk disc (dĭsk) See magnetic disk. See optical disk. See intervertebral disk. The round, flat center, consisting of many disk flowers, found in the inflorescences of many composite plants such as the daisy. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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disk

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