disk
Noun · VerbWordNet 3.0
Noun (4)
- something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate“the moon's disk hung in a cloudless sky”Synonyms: discsaucer
- a flat circular plateSynonyms: disc
- sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the grooveSynonyms: phonograph recordphonograph recordingrecorddiscplatter
- (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is storedSynonyms: magnetic diskmagnetic discdisc
Verb (1)
- draw a harrow over (land)Synonyms: harrow
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
1.A discus; a quoit. [1913 Webster]
Some whirl the disk, and some the javelin dart.— Pope.[1913 Webster]
2.A flat, circular plate; as, a disk of metal or paper. [1913 Webster]
3.(Astron.) The circular figure of a celestial body, as seen projected of the heavens. [1913 Webster]
4.(Biol.) A circular structure either in plants or animals; as, a blood disk; germinal disk, etc. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
Disk engine, a form of rotary steam engine.
Disk shell (Zool.), any species of Discina. [1913 Webster]
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
<storage> 1. magnetic disk.
2.compact disc.
3.optical disk.
Note: the american spelling, "disk", is normal for most computer disks whereas "compact disc", having come to computers via the audio world, is correctly spelled with a "c", indeed, this spelling is part of the CD standard.
(1995-07-30)