Definition of Discs. Meaning of Discs. Synonyms of Discs

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Definition of Discs

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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.
Disc
Disc Disc, n. [See Disk, Dish.] A flat round plate; (Biol.) A circular structure either in plants or animals; as, a blood disc, a germinal disc, etc. Same as Disk.

Meaning of Discs from wikipedia

- of two single-sided aluminum discs layered in plastic. Although appearing similar to compact discs or DVDs, LaserDiscs used analog video stored in the...
- (synapse-****ociated protein 90) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DLG4 (discs large homolog 4) gene. PSD-95 is a member of the membrane-****ociated guanylate...
- compact discs designed for CD-i players (1993). CD-i discs can contain audio tracks which can be pla**** on regular CD players, but CD-i discs are not...
- disc-based data storage device Disc film, a still-photography film format RAM disk, a volatile solid state drive Analog discs typically relying on a modulated...
- turntables plugged into a DJ mixer to mix music on vinyl records. As compact discs became po****r media for publishing music, specialized high quality CD players...
- discs while having the same dimensions. Prerecorded DVDs are m****-produced using molding machines that physically stamp data onto the DVD. Such discs...
- Blu-ray discs contain 25 GB per layer, with dual-layer discs (50 GB) being the industry standard for feature-length video discs. Triple-layer discs (100 GB)...
- sometimes in the disc itself. Herniated discs are also found to have a higher degree of cellular senescence than non-herniated discs. In addition to scoliosis...
- ventilated discs. The "ventilated" disc design helps to dissipate the generated heat and is commonly used on the more-heavily loaded front discs. Discs for motorcycles...
- "Tony Iveson, Desert Island Discs - BBC Radio 4". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2017. "Gyles Brandreth, Desert Island Discs - BBC Radio 4". bbc.co.uk....
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