noun · verb · 17 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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dĭsk
/dɪsk/
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rhymes with -ɪsk
CMU ARPABET:D IH1 S K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
A coin is a disk of metal.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A two-dimensional geometric region, the set of points bounded by a circle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Something resembling a disk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
Venus' disk cut off light from the Sun.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
An intervertebral disc
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A vinyl phonograph/gramophone record.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
Examples
Turn the disk over, after it has finished.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
Ellipsis of floppy disk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
She burned some disks yesterday to back up her computer.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
A type of harrow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
noun
Meaning 10
A ring- or cup-shaped enlargement of the flower receptacle or ovary that bears nectar or, less commonly, the stamens.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
11
verb
Meaning 11
To harrow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
12
verb
Meaning 12
To move towards, or operate at, zero blade pitch, orienting the propeller blades face-on to the oncoming airstream and maximizing the drag generated by the propeller.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the moon's disk hung in a cloudless sky
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: disc, saucer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: round shape
Narrower terms: intervertebral disc, intervertebral disk, point, dot
17
verb
Meaning 17
draw a harrow over (land)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: harrow
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plow, plough, turn
History
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos, “a circular plate suited for hurling”), from δικέω (dikéō, “to hurl, to launch”). Doublet of dais, desk, disc, discus, dish, and diskos.
Across languages
Translations
244 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
disk
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Arabic:
قُرْص
(qurṣ)
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Armenian:
սկավառակ
(skavaṙak)
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Asturian:
discu
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Azerbaijani:
disk
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Azerbaijani:
qurs
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Belarusian:
дыск
(dysk)
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Bengali:
ডিস্ক
(ḍisko)
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Bengali:
চাকতি
(cakti)
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Bulgarian:
диск
(disk)
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Burmese:
အခွေ
(a.hkwe)
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Catalan:
disc
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Chinese Mandarin:
圓盤 /圆盘
(yuánpán)
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Czech:
disk
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Danish:
skive
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Dutch:
schijf
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Esperanto:
disko
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Estonian:
ketas
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Finnish:
kiekko
— a thin, flat, circular plate
French:
disque
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Georgian:
დისკი
(disḳi)
— a thin, flat, circular plate
German:
Scheibe
— a thin, flat, circular plate
German:
Kreisscheibe
— a thin, flat, circular plate
German:
Kreisfläche
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Greek:
δίσκος
(dískos)
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Greek:
δισκάριο
(diskário)
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Ancient Greek:
δίσκος
(dískos)
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Hawaiian:
pālahalaha poepoe
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Hebrew:
דִּיסְק
(disk)
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Hindi:
डिस्क
(ḍisk)
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Hindi:
चक्र
(cakra)
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Hindi:
चक्का
(cakkā)
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Hungarian:
lemez
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Hungarian:
korong
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Icelandic:
diskur
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Ido:
disko
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Indonesian:
cakram
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Indonesian:
piringan
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Italian:
disco
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Japanese:
ディスク
(disuku)
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Japanese:
円盤
(enban)
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Kazakh:
диск
(disk)
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Khmer:
ដួង
(duəŋ)
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Korean:
디스크
(diseukeu)
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Korean:
원반
(wonban)
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Northern Kurdish:
xeple
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Kyrgyz:
диск
(disk)
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Lao:
ຈັກ
(chak)
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Lao:
ຈັກກະ
(chak ka)
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Latin:
discus
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Latvian:
disks
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Lithuanian:
diskas
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Macedonian:
диск
(disk)
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Malay:
cakera
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Mongolian:
диск
(disk)
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Norwegian Bokmål:
skive
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Persian:
دیسک
(disk)
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Plautdietsch:
Schiew
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Polish:
dysk
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Portuguese:
disco
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Romanian:
disc
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Russian:
диск
(disk)
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Serbo-Croatian:
диск
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Serbo-Croatian:
колут
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Serbo-Croatian:
disk
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Serbo-Croatian:
kolut
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Slovak:
disk
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Slovene:
disk
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Slovene:
kolut
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Upper Sorbian:
tačel
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Spanish:
disco
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Swedish:
skiva
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Tagalog:
disko
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Tagalog:
dalipay
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Tajik:
диск
(disk)
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Thai:
ดิสก์
(dìt)
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Thai:
จักร
(jàk)
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Turkish:
disk
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Turkish:
ağırşak
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Ottoman Turkish:
آغرشاق
(ağırşak)
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Ottoman Turkish:
دیسك
(disk)
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Turkmen:
disk
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Ukrainian:
диск
(dysk)
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Ukrainian:
кружа́ло
(kružálo)
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Urdu:
ڈسک
(ḍisk)
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Uzbek:
disk
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Vietnamese:
đĩa
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Volapük:
diskud
— a thin, flat, circular plate
Arabic:
دَائِرَة
(dāʔira)
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Armenian:
շրջան
(šrǰan)
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Belarusian:
круг
(kruh)
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Breton:
kelc'h
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Bulgarian:
кръг
(krǎg)
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Catalan:
disc
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Chinese Mandarin:
圓 /圆
(yuán)
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Czech:
kruh
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Danish:
cirkel
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Dutch:
cirkel
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Finnish:
ympyrä
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Finnish:
ympyräkiekko
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Finnish:
ympyrälevy
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
French:
disque
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Georgian:
წრე
(c̣re)
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
German:
Kreis
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
German:
Krääs
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Greek:
κύκλος
(kýklos)
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Ancient Greek:
κύκλος
(kúklos)
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Hebrew:
עיגול
(igúl)
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Hebrew:
דיסקה
(díska)
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Hindi:
चक्र
(cakra)
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Hindi:
वृत्त
(vŕtt)
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Hungarian:
körlap
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Ingrian:
kruga
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Irish:
ciorcal
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Italian:
disco
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Japanese:
円
(en)
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Japanese:
丸
(maru)
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Japanese:
円形
(enkei)
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Korean:
원
(won)
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Latin:
circulus
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Macedonian:
круг
(krug)
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Malay:
bulatan
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Māori:
porotītiti
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Māori:
porotiti
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Māori:
porotaka
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Polish:
koło
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Polish:
krąg
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Portuguese:
círculo
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Russian:
круг
(krug)
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Scottish Gaelic:
cruinne
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Scottish Gaelic:
cuairt
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Scottish Gaelic:
buail
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Scottish Gaelic:
ràth
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Scottish Gaelic:
cearcall
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Serbo-Croatian:
круг
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Serbo-Croatian:
krug
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Slovak:
kruh
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Slovene:
krog
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Upper Sorbian:
kruh
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Spanish:
círculo
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Swedish:
cirkel
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Swedish:
cirkelskiva
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Thai:
ดวง
(duuang)
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Ukrainian:
круг
(kruh)
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Ukrainian:
ко́ло
(kólo)
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Zazaki:
kılor
— geometry: set of all points in a plane within a radius
Armenian:
սկավառակ
(skavaṙak)
— something resembling a disk
Bulgarian:
диск
(disk)
— something resembling a disk
Catalan:
disc
— something resembling a disk
Dutch:
schijf
— something resembling a disk
Finnish:
kiekko
— something resembling a disk
French:
disque
— something resembling a disk
German:
Scheibe
— something resembling a disk
Greek:
δίσκος
(dískos)
— something resembling a disk
Ancient Greek:
δίσκος
(dískos)
— something resembling a disk
Northern Kurdish:
xeple
— something resembling a disk
Plautdietsch:
Schiew
— something resembling a disk
Portuguese:
disco
— something resembling a disk
Romanian:
disc
— something resembling a disk
Russian:
диск
(disk)
— something resembling a disk
Sanskrit:
मण्डल
(maṇḍala)
— something resembling a disk
Spanish:
disco
— something resembling a disk
Tagalog:
dalipay
— something resembling a disk
Turkish:
disk
— something resembling a disk
Ukrainian:
диск
(dysk)
— something resembling a disk
Bulgarian:
диск
(disk)
— intervertebral disc
Czech:
ploténka
— intervertebral disc
Dutch:
discus
— intervertebral disc
Finnish:
välilevy
— intervertebral disc
French:
disque
— intervertebral disc
German:
Bandscheibe
— intervertebral disc
Greek:
δίσκος
(dískos)
— intervertebral disc
Hebrew:
דִיסקָה
(dískus)
— intervertebral disc
Romanian:
disc
— intervertebral disc
Russian:
диск
(disk)
— intervertebral disc
Spanish:
disco intervertebral
— intervertebral disc
Ukrainian:
диск
(dysk)
— intervertebral disc
Yiddish:
דיסק
(disk)
— intervertebral disc
Arabic:
أُسْطُوَانَة
(ʔusṭuwāna)
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Belarusian:
пласці́нка
(plascínka)
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Belarusian:
дыск
(dysk)
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Bulgarian:
пло́ча
(plóča)
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Catalan:
disc
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Chinese Mandarin:
唱片
(chàngpiàn)
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Czech:
deska
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Dutch:
plaat
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Finnish:
levy
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Finnish:
äänilevy
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Finnish:
vinyyli
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Finnish:
savikiekko
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
French:
disque
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
German:
Schallplatte
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
German:
Platte
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
German:
Scheibe
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Greek:
δίσκος
(dískos)
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Hebrew:
דִיסק
(disk)
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Indonesian:
piringan hitam
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Irish:
ceirnín
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Japanese:
音盤
(onban)
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Japanese:
レコード
(rekōdo)
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Korean:
음반
(eumban)
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Korean:
레코드
(rekodeu)
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Lao:
ແຜ່ນສຽງ
(phǣn sīang)
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Macedonian:
плоча
(ploča)
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Polish:
płyta gramofonowa
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Polish:
płyta winylowa
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Polish:
płyta
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Polish:
winyl
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Portuguese:
vinil
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Romanian:
disc
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Romanian:
placă de gramofon
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Russian:
пласти́нка
(plastínka)
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Russian:
диск
(disk)
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Slovak:
platňa
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Upper Sorbian:
tačel
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Spanish:
disco
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Thai:
แผ่นเสียง
(pɛ̀n-sǐiang)
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Turkish:
plak
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Ukrainian:
пласти́нка
(plastýnka)
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Ukrainian:
диск
(dysk)
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Welsh:
disg
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Yiddish:
דיסק
(disk)
— a vinyl phonograph/gramophone record
Bulgarian:
твърд диск
(tvǎrd disk)
— a computer's hard disk
Catalan:
disc dur
— a computer's hard disk
Chinese Mandarin:
磁盤 /磁盘
(cípán)
— a computer's hard disk
Dutch:
harde schijf
— a computer's hard disk
Dutch:
schijf
— a computer's hard disk
Finnish:
kovalevy
— a computer's hard disk
Finnish:
kiintolevy
— a computer's hard disk
French:
disque
— a computer's hard disk
German:
Festplatte
— a computer's hard disk
Greek:
σκληρός δίσκος
(sklirós dískos)
— a computer's hard disk