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Definition of Discuses

Discuses
Discus Dis"cus, n.; pl. E. Discuses, L. Disci. [L. See Disk.] 1. (a) A quoit; a circular plate of some heavy material intended to be pitched or hurled as a trial of strength and skill. (b) The exercise with the discus. Note: This among the Greeks was one of the chief gymnastic exercises and was included in the Pentathlon (the contest of the five exercises). The chief contest was that of throwing the discus to the greatest possible distance. 2. A disk. See Disk.

Meaning of Discuses from wikipedia

- The discus throw (pronunciation), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the parti****nt athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight...
- manners, powerful airbrakes and a low landing speed, the Discus is po****r with clubs. Discuses are easy gliders to ****emble, having light wings, automatic...
- Symphysodon discus, the red discus or Heckel discus, is a species of cichlid endemic to the Amazon Basin of Brazil, where found in the lower Rio Negro...
- Germany. This discus follows the trend of most discuses found from this era. It weighs about 9 lbs (4.08 kg), and this specific discus and is about 6...
- 2007, over 500 Duo Discuses have been built. In the U.S. Air Force, it is known as the TG-15A. The chief rival of the Duo Discus is now the DG Flugzeugbau...
- Symphysodon (colloquially known as discus or discus fish) is a genus of cichlids native to the Amazon river basin in Brazil. Due to their distinctive shape...
- The Discobolus by Myron ("discus thrower", Gr****: Δισκοβόλος, Diskobólos) is an ancient Gr**** sculpture completed at the start of the classical period...
- The first world record in the men's discus was recognised by the International ****ociation of Athletics Federations in 1912, and was set by James Duncan...
- used to celebrate instead of punish." The introduction to the book also discuses its own publisher's actions and the controversy surrounding their withdrawal...
- (and the World) on the Brink is a book by Sean Hannity. Live Free or Die discuses the nature of American freedom, democracy, individualism, and how they...