disk-shaped
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- adjective
- /dɪsk ʃeɪpt/
- US
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en forma de disco
- In fact, I found a circular, disk-shaped piece of foam at the dollar store.
- disk-shaped object
- disk-shaped cloud
- disk-shaped vehicles
Examples
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A disk-shaped part at the top of his head slid away, and up from the cavity rose a flashing, rotating red light—just as Axel had designed it.
Fiction book (2002) -
I wonder why so many people believe the aliens will fly in a disc shaped ship.
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BRILL pulls out a disk-shaped object the size of a Walkman.
Fiction book (1998) -
I grabbed a disk-shaped rock that I used to chip away at the facing until the shard of crystal illuminated by my light broke free.
Fiction book (1999) -
Anne served them a good supper of boiled limpets because not only were the little shellfish plentiful and tasty, their knuckle-sized disk-shaped shells usually gave the children much entertainment.
Fiction book (1994) -
The giant UFO had a distinct disk-shaped structure that hovered silently above the trees.
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She placed a disk-shaped table in the center of the room for guests to gather around.
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The artist created a beautiful sculpture featuring a disk-shaped element that caught the light.
Synonyms
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Having the shape of a circle
A flat, circular shape like a coin or small plate
Having a flat, round shape like a coin
Having a round, flat shape like a disc
Round and flat like a circle
Shaped like a flat round or oval disc
A shape that is round like a disk
Round in shape like a wheel
Antonyms
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Etymology
Disk-shaped comes from disk, which comes from an old Greek word diskos meaning 'a thrown plate' or 'coin'. Think of a flat, round plate or coin you might throw, and so disk-shaped means 'flat and circular'.