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   disk

   /disk/

   noun

   • 1. a flat, thin, round object: "heavy metal disks the size of hockey pucks"
   • ▪ an information storage device for a computer in the shape of a round flat plate that can be rotated to give access to all parts of the surface. The data may be stored either magnetically (in a magnetic disk) or optically (in an optical disk such as a CD-ROM).
   • ▪ a CD or record.
   • ▪ one of the suits in some tarot packs, corresponding to coins in others.
   • 2. a shape or surface that is round and flat in appearance: "the smudged yellow disk of the moon"
   • ▪ a layer of cartilage separating adjacent vertebrae in the spine: "he suffered a prolapsed disc"
   • ▪ (in a composite flower head of the daisy family) a close-packed cluster of disk florets in the center, forming the yellow part of the flower head.

   verb

   • 1. cultivate (a field) with a disk harrow.

   Word Origin mid 17th century (originally referring to the seemingly flat round form of the sun or moon): from French disque or Latin discus (see discus).

   Derivatives

   • 1. diskless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   The meaning of DISK is the seemingly flat figure of a celestial body. How to use disk in a sentence.

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   DISK definition: 1. a flat, circular device that is used for storing information: 2. a circular flat object: 3…. Learn more.

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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; hard disk; optical disk.

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   Disk, also spelled disc, refers to anything with a circular flat shape, like a Frisbee, a penny, or a dinner plate. In computing, a disk is a device that stores data, and in the audio/video world, a disk can be a musical compact disk, or a DVD, a digital video disk.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › diskDisk - definition of disk by The Free Dictionary

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   disk. also disc (dĭsk) n. 1. A thin, flat, circular object or plate. 2. Something resembling such an object: The moon's disk was reflected in the pond. 3. a. The disk used in a disc brake. b. A disk used on a disk harrow. 4. A round, flattened structure in a plant or animal, such as an intervertebral disk. 5.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdisk noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of disk noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDISK | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   DISK meaning: 1. a flat, circular device that is used for storing information: 2. a circular flat object: 3…. Learn more.