Discus

Definitions

1. A round plate-like object that is thrown for sport.
2. The athletics event of discus throw.
   uncountable
3. A discus fish (genus Symphysodon)
   plural
4. A chakram.
   dated, rare

Equivalents

33 more languages

العربيةالقرصقرص

Catalàdisc

Češtinadisk

Ελληνικάδισκοβολίαδίσκος

Esperantodisko

Euskaradisko

فارسیدیسک

Suomikiekkokiekonheitto

हिन्दीचक्काचक्र

Magyardiszkosz

Bahasa Indonesiadiskus

Íslenskakringla

Italianodisco

日本語円盤論じる

ქართულიდისკი

한국어원반

Kurdîdiadîskdîsko

Latinadiscus

ລາວຈັກ

Lietuviųdiskas

Latviešudisks

Te Reo Māoriripi

Македонскидиск

Nederlandsdiscusdiscuswerpen

Polskidyskrzut dyskiem

Portuguêsarremesso de discodisco

Românădisc

Русскийдискмета́ние ди́ска

Svenskadiskus

ไทยจักรดิสก์

Türkçediskdisk atma

Українськадиск

Tiếng Việtdĩa

Examples

“He Robert Garrett] won even though he hadn't ever touched a real discus until just before the event was held.”

“[Gerd] Kanter had agreed to demonstrate⟳ his throwing skill on Friday, but rather than bringing his own⟳ discuses—he usually travels with about five of them, […]”

“For two years Templeton has given individual attention to Krenz. The young man has reciprocated by giving at least two hours each day to practice in the shot and discus.”

“And Chris Martin took a silver medal in the discus on the opening day in the Bird's Nest, […]”

“The main body of the Amazon River is too fast, too deep, and too silt laden for discus.”

“And Narayana instantly cut⟳ off with his discus the well-adorned head of the Danava who was drinking the Amrita without permission.”

“If with a discus with an edge sharp as a razor he should make⟳ all the living creatures on the earth one heap, one mass, of flesh, […]”

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