disk
62
1.4
- noun
- /dɪsk/
- US
:
disco
- The scientist examined the shiny disk to study its surface properties.
- rotating disk
- disk diameter
- a 10 cm disk
So you have some some discs here to remove this.
- So you have some some discs here to remove this.
- He had sanding discs and grinding discs for days.
- And our disk here has a radius R.
- We're living in this big disk, this this disk of a Galaxy.
- The sun was just this dim little disk in the sky.
- Now you'll notice that all of those discs rotate independently.
- There are bright blue reflecting discs which act that's its throat.
- So you've got basically bone disc, bone disc, bone disc, bone disc.
Examples
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A complete disk.
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OK, so I'm just resting the disk right on top of that rim.
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It's very clear to see it was a round disk, not a sailing ship.
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The idea was you wrap that disk with a piece of wax paper.
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Anacho offhandedly indicated a disk of gray glass to the side of the instrument panel.
Fiction book (1993) -
Tarrant approached and withdrew a thin golden disk from his tunic, which he displayed to the mariner.
Fiction book (1991) -
The sun's rim touched the hills; its glimmering disk sank and hid behind the darkening heights.
Fiction book (1990) -
There was a gold, anodized disk... with greetings from Earth in 54 different languages... complete with a nice, little speech from Kurt Waldheim: "To whom it may concern. Come and see us sometime."
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She carefully placed a disk of chocolate on top of the cake before serving.
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A small, silver disk lay on the table, reflecting the light beautifully.
Compounds
- US
12
2.5
A small round shiny disc that stores music, videos, or computer files read by a laser
- Specialized
6
3.5
A device in a computer that holds and spins a disk to read or write data
- Archaic
6
3.7
A thin plastic square that holds a flat magnetic disk for storing computer files
- Specialized
3
3.2
A round metal part beside a wheel that slows the wheel when pads press both sides
- Specialized
1
4.1
A small computer part that tells a hard disk drive how to read and write data
- Specialized
1
7.1
A round area at the back of the eye where the optic nerve enters and has no light-sensing cells
- Specialized
A part of a computer's memory that stores often used data so the computer can read it faster
- Specialized
A device in which flat disks press together to send power between moving parts
- Specialized
A problem when a computer cannot open or save files on a disk because the disk is damaged
- Specialized
A program that runs from a disk to control a computer and its files
- Specialized
Space on a disk used to store information the computer needs, not your files
- Archaic
A basic system made by Microsoft that runs early personal computers
- Specialized
A fast virtual drive using computer memory that can lose data when power stops
- Specialized
A light disk hung on a thread that measures sound wave speed by turning when sound pushes it
- Archaic
A flat disk used to make and play sound on an old record player
How Thin
Surface Forms
Etymology
Disk comes from an old Greek word diskos, which meant a 'round plate' and is the same root as the sport name discus. So a disk is any flat, round object like a plate or the moon.