Disk — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate

a flat circular plate

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈʌkpə/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪsk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪsk/

1 syllable Say it as /dɹˈʌkpə/.

Examples

the moon's disk hung in a cloudless sky

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

platter disc harrow magnetic disk phonograph recording record phonograph record magnetic disc saucer

Parts of Speech

noun	something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate “the moon's disk hung in a cloudless sky”
noun	a flat circular plate
noun	sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
noun	(computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
verb	draw a harrow over (land)

Word Forms

record	verb	register electronically
diskette	noun	a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer
harrow	noun	a cultivator that pulverizes or smooths the soil

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Scheibe

etwas mit einer runden Form, die einer flachen kreisförmigen Platte ähnelt

🇫🇷French

disque

quelque chose de forme ronde ressemblant à une plaque circulaire plate

🇪🇸Spanish

disco

algo con forma redonda que se asemeja a un plato circular plano

🇮🇹Italian

disco

qualcosa con una forma rotonda che ricorda un piatto circolare piatto

🇳🇱Dutch

schijf

iets met een ronde vorm die lijkt op een platte, ronde plaat

🇵🇹Portuguese

disco

algo com formato redondo semelhante a uma placa circular plana

🇷🇺Russian

диск

что-то круглой формы, напоминающее плоскую круглую пластину

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डिस्क

एक चपटी वृत्ताकार प्लेट के समान गोलाकार आकृति वाली कोई चीज़

🇧🇩Bengali

ডিস্ক

একটি সমতল বৃত্তাকার প্লেট অনুরূপ একটি বৃত্তাকার আকৃতি সঙ্গে কিছু

🇮🇳Tamil

வட்டு

தட்டையான வட்டத் தகடு போன்ற வட்ட வடிவத்துடன் ஏதோ ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

డిస్క్

చదునైన వృత్తాకార ప్లేట్‌ను పోలి ఉండే గుండ్రని ఆకారంతో

🇮🇳Marathi

डिस्क

सपाट गोलाकार प्लेटसारखे गोल आकार असलेले काहीतरी

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડિસ્ક

સપાટ ગોળાકાર પ્લેટ જેવું ગોળ આકાર ધરાવતું કંઈક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡಿಸ್ಕ್

ಸಮತಟ್ಟಾದ ವೃತ್ತಾಕಾರದ ತಟ್ಟೆಯನ್ನು ಹೋಲುವ ದುಂಡಗಿನ ಆಕಾರವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಏನೋ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡിസ്ക്

പരന്ന വൃത്താകൃതിയിലുള്ള പ്ലേറ്റിനോട് സാമ്യമുള്ള വൃത്താകൃതിയിലുള്ള എന്തോ ഒന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਿਸਕ

ਇੱਕ ਗੋਲ ਆਕਾਰ ਵਾਲੀ ਕੋਈ ਚੀਜ਼ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਫਲੈਟ ਗੋਲਾਕਾਰ ਪਲੇਟ ਵਰਗੀ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈسک

گول شکل والی کوئی چیز جو فلیٹ سرکلر پلیٹ سے مشابہت رکھتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

磁盘

类似扁平圆盘的圆形物体

🇯🇵Japanese

ディスク

平らな円板に似た丸い形のもの

🇰🇷Korean

디스크

평평한 원형 접시와 비슷한 둥근 모양의 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đĩa

thứ gì đó có hình tròn giống như một tấm tròn phẳng

🇹🇭Thai

ดิสก์

สิ่งของที่มีรูปร่างกลมคล้ายแผ่นกลมแบน

🇲🇾Malay

cakera

sesuatu yang berbentuk bulat menyerupai plat bulat yang rata

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

القرص

شيء ذو شكل دائري يشبه لوحة دائرية مسطحة

🇮🇷Persian

دیسک

چیزی با شکل گرد شبیه یک صفحه دایره ای مسطح

🇮🇱Hebrew

דִיסק

משהו בעל צורה עגולה הדומה לצלחת עגולה שטוחה

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