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 disk disk

noun

  • () something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate  ( saucer, disc, disk )
    something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
     the moon's disk hung in a cloudless sky
    the moon's disk hung in a cloudless sky
  • () a flat circular plate  ( disc, disk )
    a flat circular plate
  • (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored  ( disc, disk, magnetic disc, magnetic disk )
    (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
      I need to buy a new disk to store my photos and documents
    I need to buy a new disk to store my photos and documents
  • sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove  ( disk, phonograph recording, platter, phonograph record, disc, record )
    sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
      I inherited my grandfather's record collection and enjoy listening to them on occasion
    I inherited my grandfather's record collection and enjoy listening to them on occasion
  • verb

  • () draw a harrow over (land)  ( disk, harrow )
    draw a harrow over (land)


  •  Berberis canadensis Berberis canadensis

    noun

  • deciduous shrub of eastern North America whose leaves turn scarlet in autumn and having racemes of yellow flowers followed by ellipsoid glossy red berries  ( American barberry, Berberis canadensis )
    deciduous shrub of eastern North America whose leaves turn scarlet in autumn and having racemes of yellow flowers followed by ellipsoid glossy red berries


  •  Huygens Huygens

    noun

  • Dutch physicist who first formulated the wave theory of light (1629-1695)  ( Christiaan Huygens, Christian Huygens, Huygens )
    Dutch physicist who first formulated the wave theory of light (1629-1695)


  •  emphysema emphysema

    noun

  • () an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age  ( pulmonary emphysema, emphysema )
    an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age