disk

Definitions

1. A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.
2. A two-dimensional geometric region, the set of points bounded by a circle.
3. Something resembling a disk.
   figuratively
4. An intervertebral disc
5. A vinyl phonograph/gramophone record.
   dated
6. Ellipsis of floppy disk.
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
7. Ellipsis of hard disk.
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
8. Ellipsis of optical disk.
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, nonstandard
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.

Equivalents

Examples

“A coin is a disk of metal.”

“Venus' disk cut⟳ off light⟳ from the Sun.”

“Turn⟳ the disk over, after it has finished.”

“He still uses disks from 1979.”

“She burned some disks yesterday to back up her computer.”

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