Illustration of disk
- disk 3 D
variants
or disc
plural disks or discs
1
a
: the seemingly flat figure of a celestial body
the solar disk
b
archaic
: discus
2
usually disc
: any of various rounded and flattened animal anatomical structures
especially
: intervertebral disc see also slipped disc
3
: the central part of the flower head of a typical composite made up of closely packed tubular flowers
4
: a thin circular object: such as
a
usually disc
: a phonograph record
b
: a round flat plate coated with a magnetic substance on which data for a computer is stored
5
usually disc
: one of the concave circular steel tools with sharpened edge making up the working part of a disc harrow or plow
also
: an implement employing such tools
variants
or disc
disked or disced; disking or discing; disks or discs
: to cultivate with an implement (such as a harrow or plow) that turns and loosens the soil with a series of discs
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 19 Sep. 2025
In the wake of a partial solar eclipse in North America on March 29, skywatchers in New Zealand, Antarctica and the South Pacific who get up early will see up to 86% of the sun’s disk blocked by a new moon — a rare event.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
And then, inside the museum hangs a mobile by the most famous Calder of all, Alexander Calder, its white disks floating—at once ethereal and pronounced—against the sandy-colored stone columns of the Great Stair Hall.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2025
Automating disk encryption and using an online account to sign in mirrors how Microsoft handles disk encryption in modern versions of Windows.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
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Viewers will be treated to a breathtaking sight as the sun rises over New Zealand's eastern horizon with its left side partially eclipsed, along with a striking view of the eclipse maximum, when over 70% of the solar disk will be hidden by the silhouette of Earth's moon.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 19 Sep. 2025
In the wake of a partial solar eclipse in North America on March 29, skywatchers in New Zealand, Antarctica and the South Pacific who get up early will see up to 86% of the sun’s disk blocked by a new moon — a rare event.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
And then, inside the museum hangs a mobile by the most famous Calder of all, Alexander Calder, its white disks floating—at once ethereal and pronounced—against the sandy-colored stone columns of the Great Stair Hall.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2025
Automating disk encryption and using an online account to sign in mirrors how Microsoft handles disk encryption in modern versions of Windows.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Disk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disk. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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disk
1 of 2 noun
variants
or disc
1
a
: the central part of the flower head of a typical plant (as a daisy or aster) of the composite family made up of closely packed tube-shaped flowers
b
: any of various rounded and flattened animal anatomical structures
especially
: intervertebral disk
2
: a thin circular object: as
a
usually disc
: a phonograph record
b
: a round flat plate coated with a magnetic substance on which data for a computer is stored
c
: CD
d
3
usually disc
: a tilling implement (as a plow) with sharp-edged circular cutting blades
also
: one of these blades
disk
2 of 2 verb
variants
or disc
: to cultivate (land) with a disc
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