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disk en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos, “a circular plate suited for hurling”), from δικέω (dikéō, “to hurl, to launch”). Doublet of dais, desk, disc, discus, dish, and diskos.

Meanings

  1. A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.
    • A coin is a disk of metal.
  2. A two-dimensional geometric region, the set of points bounded by a circle.
  3. (figuratively) Something resembling a disk.
    • Venus' disk cut off light from the Sun.
  4. An intervertebral disc
  5. (dated) A vinyl phonograph/gramophone record.
    • Turn the disk over, after it has finished.
  6. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of floppy disk.
    • He still uses disks from 1979.
  7. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of hard disk.
    alt of hard disk
  8. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, nonstandard) Ellipsis of optical disk.
    • She burned some disks yesterday to back up her computer.
  9. A type of harrow.
  10. A ring- or cup-shaped enlargement of the flower receptacle or ovary that bears nectar or, less commonly, the stamens.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
disc alternative lexicographic
disks Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

scattered disk · optic disk · diskcyclic · Benham's disk · diskmag · magnetodisk · disk rot · Secchi disk · stellar disk · floppy disk drive · Airy disk · diskectomy · disk owl · lip disk · nanodisk · sundisk · polydisk · disk image · unit disk · blastodisk · disk on key · Alderson disk · interdisk · ice disk · disklike · tax disk · germinal disk · flip-disk display · disk access time · photodisk · disk operating system · time disk · Jefferson disk · protoplanetary disk · accretion disk · diskspace · parking disk · Poincaré disk · circumplanetary disk · trochal disk · coverdisk · flying disk · optical disk drive · optical disk · quasidisk · diskzine · Nipkov disk · disklabel · disk buffer · tree disk · disk horse · diskette · flash disk · microdisk · disk pack · disk of confusion · disk jockey · diskery · disk wheel · diskazine · slipped disk · musicdisk · Nipkow disk · RAID · disk drive · virtual disk · subdisk · diskless · holodisk · silicon disk · fixed disk drive · circumstellar disk · semidisk · multidisk · hard disk drive · superdisk · minidisk

Descendants

disk · disg · ดิสก์ · disk · ディスク · 디스크

Hyponyms

Winchester disk · compact disk · floppy disk · RAM disk · floptical disk · fixed disk · boot disk · hard disk · Zip disk · flippy disk

Translations (244)

gd cuairt (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · nso tiske (a computer's hard disk) · sh колут (a thin, flat, circular plate) · sa मण्डल (something resembling a disk) · hsb kruh (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · pt disco (something resembling a disk) · it disco (a thin, flat, circular plate) · fi vinyyli (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · haw pālahalaha poepoe (a thin, flat, circular plate) · pt disco (a thin, flat, circular plate) · grc κύκλος (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · ota آغرشاق (a thin, flat, circular plate) · de Scheibe (something resembling a disk) · hi चक्र (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · ga ciorcal (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · pl dysk (a thin, flat, circular plate) · fr disque (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · da cirkel (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · ms cakera (a computer's hard disk) · bn চাকতি (a thin, flat, circular plate) · he דִּיסְק (a thin, flat, circular plate) · lo ຈັກກະ (a thin, flat, circular plate) · hi डिस्क (a thin, flat, circular plate) · pl winyl (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · uk круг (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · fi levy (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · es disco duro (a computer's hard disk) · tr ağırşak (a thin, flat, circular plate) · lo ແຜ່ນສຽງ (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · pt vinil (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · nl plaat (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · sk platňa (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · uk диск (a thin, flat, circular plate) · et ketas (a thin, flat, circular plate) · fi kiekko (something resembling a disk) · be пласці́нка (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · fi kiintolevy (a computer's hard disk) · ko 디스크 (a thin, flat, circular plate) · mi porotītiti (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · ja(geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · ru диск (intervertebral disc) · kk диск (a thin, flat, circular plate) · fi kovalevy (a computer's hard disk) · io disko (a thin, flat, circular plate) · cmn 磁盤 /磁盘 (a computer's hard disk) · vi đĩa (a thin, flat, circular plate) · mn диск (a thin, flat, circular plate) · sh kolut (a thin, flat, circular plate) · lt diskas (a thin, flat, circular plate) · sv cirkelskiva (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · he דִיסק (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · hu lemez (a thin, flat, circular plate) · bg твърд диск (a computer's hard disk) · ar أُسْطُوَانَة (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · uk пласти́нка (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · sv cirkel (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · de Kreis (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · ro disc (intervertebral disc) · sl kolut (a thin, flat, circular plate) · el δισκάριο (a thin, flat, circular plate) · sh диск (a thin, flat, circular plate) · sk kruh (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · fr disque (a thin, flat, circular plate) · ru круг (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · gd cearcall (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · vo diskud (a thin, flat, circular plate) · ar قُرْص (a thin, flat, circular plate) · de Scheibe (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · ro disc (something resembling a disk) · ca disc dur (a computer's hard disk) · el δίσκος (something resembling a disk) · bg кръг (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · ca disc (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · ko(geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · fi kiekko (a thin, flat, circular plate) · fi ympyräkiekko (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · ota دیسك (a thin, flat, circular plate) · ja 音盤 (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · gd cruinne (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · zza kılor (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · hi वृत्त (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · ms bulatan (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · tr sabit disk (a computer's hard disk) · pl krąg (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · he דִיסקָה (intervertebral disc) · cmn 圓 /圆 (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · kmr xeple (a thin, flat, circular plate) · ru диск (a thin, flat, circular plate) · mi porotaka (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · lo ຈັກ (a thin, flat, circular plate) · pl płyta gramofonowa (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · th ดวง (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · pt círculo (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · bg пло́ча (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · nl cirkel (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · nl schijf (a computer's hard disk) · grc δίσκος (something resembling a disk) · sv skiva (a thin, flat, circular plate) · gd ràth (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · pl koło (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · sh krug (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · ar دَائِرَة (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · lv disks (a thin, flat, circular plate) · el δίσκος (intervertebral disc) · ko 음반 (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · gmw-rfr Krääs (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · ca disc (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · is diskur (a thin, flat, circular plate) · bg диск (something resembling a disk) · ga ceirnín (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · ca disc (a thin, flat, circular plate) · fa دیسک (a thin, flat, circular plate) · mk плоча (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · ro disc (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · ko 원반 (a thin, flat, circular plate) · ru диск (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · de Bandscheibe (intervertebral disc) · pdt Schiew (a thin, flat, circular plate) · de Platte (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · hsb tačel (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · tg диск (a thin, flat, circular plate) · cs disk (a thin, flat, circular plate) · hu korong (a thin, flat, circular plate) · da skive (a thin, flat, circular plate) · es disco intervertebral (intervertebral disc) · tl dalipay (something resembling a disk) · nl schijf (a thin, flat, circular plate) · uk диск (a computer's hard disk) · bn ডিস্ক (a thin, flat, circular plate) · yi דיסק (intervertebral disc) · ur ڈسک (a thin, flat, circular plate) · my အခွေ (a thin, flat, circular plate) · es disco (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · fr disque (a computer's hard disk) · ast discu (a thin, flat, circular plate) · az qurs (a thin, flat, circular plate) · fi välilevy (intervertebral disc) · es disco (a thin, flat, circular plate) · uk диск (something resembling a disk) · be дыск (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · sk disk (a thin, flat, circular plate) · th แผ่นเสียง (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · bg диск (intervertebral disc) · cy disg (a computer's hard disk) · nl schijf (something resembling a disk) · be круг (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · ko 레코드 (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · ru диск (something resembling a disk) · fr disque (intervertebral disc) · pl płyta (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · uz disk (a thin, flat, circular plate) · ja 円形 (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · gd buail (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · tl disko (a thin, flat, circular plate) · hy սկավառակ (something resembling a disk) · sh disk (a thin, flat, circular plate) · grc δίσκος (a thin, flat, circular plate) · es círculo (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · pl płyta winylowa (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · he דיסקה (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · pl dysk twardy (a computer's hard disk) · sl krog (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · sq disk (a thin, flat, circular plate) · km ដួង (a thin, flat, circular plate) · uk ко́ло (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · cmn 圓盤 /圆盘 (a thin, flat, circular plate) · mi porotiti (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · ro placă de gramofon (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · eo disko (a thin, flat, circular plate) · nb skive (a thin, flat, circular plate) · ro disc (a thin, flat, circular plate) · tk disk (a thin, flat, circular plate) · hi चक्का (a thin, flat, circular plate) · izh kruga (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · id piringan hitam (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · tr disk (something resembling a disk) · fi ympyrä (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · el σκληρός δίσκος (a computer's hard disk) · yi דיסק (a computer's hard disk) · de Kreisfläche (a thin, flat, circular plate) · tr disk (a thin, flat, circular plate) · ja 円盤 (a thin, flat, circular plate) · br kelc'h (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · sh круг (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · sh disk (a computer's hard disk) · el δίσκος (a thin, flat, circular plate) · uk диск (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · fr disque (something resembling a disk) · es disco (something resembling a disk) · cmn 唱片 (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · cy disg (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · it disco (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · th จักร (a thin, flat, circular plate) · sl disk (a thin, flat, circular plate) · nl discus (intervertebral disc) · fi savikiekko (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · fi äänilevy (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · hsb tačel (a thin, flat, circular plate) · ky диск (a thin, flat, circular plate) · bg диск (a thin, flat, circular plate) · az disk (a thin, flat, circular plate) · mk круг (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · pdt Schiew (something resembling a disk) · la circulus (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · cs deska (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · mk диск (a thin, flat, circular plate) · uk кружа́ло (a thin, flat, circular plate) · pt disco (a computer's hard disk) · de Schallplatte (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · fi ympyrälevy (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · ka წრე (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · de Scheibe (a thin, flat, circular plate) · ms cakera (a thin, flat, circular plate) · yi דיסק (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · de Kreisscheibe (a thin, flat, circular plate) · cs kruh (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · ja ディスク (a thin, flat, circular plate) · de Festplatte (a computer's hard disk) · id piringan (a thin, flat, circular plate) · fr disque (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · tl dalipay (a thin, flat, circular plate) · el κύκλος (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · tr plak (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · id cakram (a thin, flat, circular plate) · uk диск (intervertebral disc) · nl harde schijf (a computer's hard disk) · he עיגול (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · th ดิสก์ (a thin, flat, circular plate) · ca disc (something resembling a disk) · ja(geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · hu körlap (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · id diska (a computer's hard disk) · el δίσκος (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · be дыск (a thin, flat, circular plate) · hy սկավառակ (a thin, flat, circular plate) · hi चक्र (a thin, flat, circular plate) · la discus (a thin, flat, circular plate) · hy շրջան (geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius) · ka დისკი (a thin, flat, circular plate) · ru пласти́нка (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record) · ru диск (a computer's hard disk) · kmr xeple (something resembling a disk) · cs ploténka (intervertebral disc) · ja レコード (a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record)

disk en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos, “a circular plate suited for hurling”), from δικέω (dikéō, “to hurl, to launch”). Doublet of dais, desk, disc, discus, dish, and diskos.

Meanings

  1. To harrow.
    • The next year I plowed and disked the patch of ground and planted potatoes. 1948, Various, Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report:
    • That is alkali. Mr. Kochendorfer: I have a ten-year apple orchard that I disked last year and kept it tolerably clean this spring. 1916, Various, Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916:
    • The soil is plowed and disked and then seeded with a mixture of prairie plants. 1991 September 6, Jerry Sullivan, “Field & Street”, in Chicago Reader:
  2. (of an aircraft's propeller) To move towards, or operate at, zero blade pitch, orienting the propeller blades face-on to the oncoming airstream and maximizing the drag generated by the propeller.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
disks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
disc alternative lexicographic
disked Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
disked Tense=Past lexicographic
disking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic