English Dictionary: Disk | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for Disk | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Disk \Disk\, n. [L. discus, Gr. [?]. See {Dish}.] [Written also {disc}.] 1. A discus; a quoit. Some whirl the disk, and some the javelin dart. --Pope. 2. A flat, circular plate; as, a disk of metal or paper. 3. (Astron.) The circular figure of a celestial body, as seen projected of the heavens. 4. (Biol.) A circular structure either in plants or animals; as, a blood disk; germinal disk, etc. 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. 6. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The anterior surface or oral area of c[d2]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. {Disk engine}, a form of rotary steam engine. {Disk shell} (Zo[94]l.), any species of Discina. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
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) |