Disk \Disk\ (d[i^]sk), n. [L. discus, Gr. di`skos. See Dish.]
[Written also disc.]
1. A discus; a quoit.
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Some whirl the disk, and some the javelin dart.
--Pope.
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2. A flat, circular plate; as, a disk of metal or paper.
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3. (Astron.) The circular figure of a celestial body, as seen
projected of the heavens.
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4. (Biol.) A circular structure either in plants or animals;
as, a blood disk; germinal disk, etc.
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5. (Bot.)
(a) The whole surface of a leaf.
(b) The central part of a radiate compound flower, as in
sunflower.
(c) A part of the receptacle enlarged or expanded under,
or around, or even on top of, the pistil.
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6. (Zool.)
(a) The anterior surface or oral area of c[oe]lenterate
animals, as of sea anemones.
(b) The lower side of the body of some invertebrates,
especially when used for locomotion, when it is often
called a creeping disk.
(c) In owls, the space around the eyes.
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Disk engine, a form of rotary steam engine.
Disk shell (Zool.), any species of Discina.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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92 Moby Thesaurus words for "disk":
O, annular muscle, annulus, areola, aureole, carousel, chaplet,
circle, circuit, circumference, circus, closed circle, coat,
coating, collop, corona, coronet, covering, crown, cut, cycle,
deal, diadem, discus, eternal return, fairy ring, feuille, film,
flap, foil, fold, garland, glory, halo, lamella, lamina,
laminated glass, laminated wood, lap, lasso, leaf, logical circle,
loop, looplet, magic circle, membrane, merry-go-round, noose,
orbit, pane, panel, patina, peel, pellicle, plait, plank, plate,
plating, ply, plywood, radius, rasher, ring, roller, rolling stone,
rondelle, rotator, rotor, round, roundabout, roundel, rundle,
safety glass, saucer, scum, sheet, skin, slab, slat, slice,
sphincter, table, tablet, top, veneer, vicious circle, wafer,
wheel, whirlabout, whirler, whirligig, wreath
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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Disk \Disk\, n. [L. discus, Gr. ?. See Dish.]
[Written also
disc.]
1. A discus; a quoit.
Some whirl the disk, and some the javelin dart.
--Pope.
2. A flat, circular plate; as, a disk of metal or paper.
3. (Astron.) The circular figure of a celestial body, as seen
projected of the heavens.
4. (Biol.) A circular structure either in plants or animals;
as, a blood disk; germinal disk, etc.
5. (Bot.)
(a) The whole surface of a leaf.
(b) The central part of a radiate compound flower, as in
sunflower.
(c) A part of the receptacle enlarged or expanded under,
or around, or even on top of, the pistil.
6. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The anterior surface or oral area of c[oe]lenterate
animals, as of sea anemones.
(b) The lower side of the body of some invertebrates,
especially when used for locomotion, when it is often
called a creeping disk.
(c) In owls, the space around the eyes.
Disk engine, a form of rotary steam engine.
Disk shell (Zo["o]l.), any species of Discina.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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