disk

== English == === Alternative forms === disc === 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. === Pronunciation === enPR: dĭsk, IPA(key): /dɪsk/ Rhymes: -ɪsk === Noun === disk (plural disks) A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object. (geometry) A two-dimensional geometric region, the set of points bounded by a circle. (figuratively) Something resembling a disk. (anatomy) An intervertebral disc (dated) A vinyl phonograph/gramophone record. (computer hardware) Ellipsis of floppy disk. (computer hardware) Ellipsis of hard disk. (computer hardware, nonstandard) Ellipsis of optical disk. (agriculture) A type of harrow. (botany) A ring- or cup-shaped enlargement of the flower receptacle or ovary that bears nectar or, less commonly, the stamens. ==== Usage notes ==== In most varieties of English, disk is the preferred spelling for magnetic media (hence floppy disk, hard disk, disk drive), whereas disc is preferred for optical media (hence compact disc, digital versatile disc, optical disc). For all other uses, disk is preferred in American English and acceptable in Canadian English, and disc otherwise. Less commonly, disc is used for magnetic media (as in floppy disc and discette); similarly, disk is sometimes used for optical media, as in compact disk and optical disk. ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: ディスク (disuku) → Korean: 디스크 (diseukeu) → Norwegian Bokmål: disk → Thai: ดิสก์ (dìt) → Turkish: disk → Welsh: disg ==== Translations ==== === Verb === disk (third-person singular simple present disks, present participle disking, simple past and past participle disked) (agriculture) To harrow. (aviation, of an aircraft's propeller) 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. === Further reading === disk on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === kids, ski'd, skid == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈdɪsk] === Noun === disk m inan disc, disk (thin, flat, circular plate or similar object) hod diskem ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “disk”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “disk”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 == Danish == === Etymology === From Old Norse diskr. === Noun === disk c (singular definite disken, plural indefinite disk) counter; table on which business is transacted (computing) a disc or disk ==== Declension ==== == Icelandic == === Noun === disk indefinite accusative singular of diskur == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse diskr (sense 1), and English disc, disk (sense 2). === Noun === disk m (definite singular disken, indefinite plural disker, definite plural diskene) (in a shop etc.) a counter (computing) a disc or disk ==== Derived terms ==== harddisk === References === “disk” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse diskr (sense 1), and English disc, disk (sense 2). === Noun === disk m (definite singular disken, indefinite plural diskar, definite plural diskane) (in a shop etc.) a counter (computing) a disc or disk ==== Derived terms ==== harddisk === References === “disk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old Saxon == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *disk. === Noun === disk m plate ==== Descendants ==== Middle Low German: disch German Low German: Disk, Disch Plautdietsch: Desch == Portuguese == === Verb === disk (Brazil) nonstandard spelling of disque (“dial”) == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Norse diskr. Borrowed from a West Germanic source, perhaps Old English disc, from Proto-West Germanic *disk. === Noun === disk c counter; table on which business is transacted dishwashing, washing-up Synonym: diskning dirty dishes (anatomy) disc disk drive Synonym: hårddisk ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== (counter): bardisk (washing-up): handdisk (dirty dishes): diskare, diskbalja, diskborste, diskho, diskmaskin, diskmedel, diskställ, frukostdisk (disc (anatomy)): diskbråck === Anagrams === kids