disk: Meaning and Definition of

disk

Pronunciation: (disk), [key]
— n.
  1. any thin, flat, circular plate or object.
  2. any surface that is flat and round, or seemingly so: the disk of the sun.
  3. disc (def. 1).
  4. any of several types of media consisting of thin, round plates of plastic or metal, used for external storage: magnetic disk; floppy disk; optical disk.
  5. any of various roundish, flat structures or parts.
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  7. (in the daisy and other composite plants) the central portion of the flower head, composed of tubular florets.
  8. any of the circular steel blades that form the working part of a disk harrow.
  9. the domain bounded by a circle.
  10. discus.
—v.t.
  1. disc (def. 3).
  2. to cultivate (soil) with a disk harrow.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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