Phrase Hound found 93 phrases and 106 compound words that contain disc. The most common are listed below. Open disc in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 93
- compact discA kind of plastic optical disc used to store audio or digital data, read by a laser in a drive.
- disc jockeyA person who plays, and sometimes mixes, recorded music at nightclubs, dances, parties, or some other social event; or as a backup musician for spoken word, or hip hop performers.
- hard discAlternative spelling of hard disk: One of a series of parallel magnetic recording disks in a drive unit, used for the recording and retrieval of digital information; used especially in personal computers.
- disc brakesplural of disc brake: A type of brake where the friction is produced by brake pads which are pressed against a disc (or rotor) made of steel or ceramic.
- optical discA modern data storage medium consisting of a flat disc read mechanically by illumination with laser light, including the Laserdisc, compact disc, DVD, and Blu-ray.
- disc golfA sport (game) in which players take turns to throw a disc (“frisbee”) on a course to eventually reach a goal (target, netting) attempting to reach the target, and then hit it with as few throws as possible. An analogue of golf using a …
- parking discA device placed inside a parked vehicle, indicating either the time of its arrival, or its eligibility to park in a specified place
- disc brakeA type of brake where the friction is produced by brake pads which are pressed against a disc (or rotor) made of steel or ceramic.
- disc jockeysplural of disc jockey: A person who plays, and sometimes mixes, recorded music at nightclubs, dances, parties, or some other social event; or as a backup musician for spoken word, or hip hop performers.
- scattered discA trans-Neptunian region of the Solar System that overlaps the outer edge of the Kuiper belt, but also extends far beyond it, and is populated sparsely by small Solar System bodies.
- facial discA concave collection of feathers on the face of some birds, notably owls, surrounding the eyes.
- death discA phonograph record about teenage tragedy.
- slipped discA vertebral disc that protrudes into the spinal canal, exerting pressure on spinal nerves and causing backache or sciatica.
- intervertebral discA disc between the vertebra in the spine.
- Nebra sky discA bronze disc featuring gold symbols inlaid on a blue-green patina, generally interpreted as depicting the Sun or full moon, a lunar crescent and stars (including a group that may be the Pleiades), dated to circa 1800–1600 BCE and …
- sun discA disc symbolizing the sun, especially as used as religious symbol in ancient Egypt.
- brake discThe disc or rotor that is squeezed between brake pads in a disc brake.
- DISC assessmentA group of psychometric tests based on word association.
- disc driveAlternative spelling of disk drive: A computer drive that reads disks.
- disc imageAlternative spelling of disk image: A copy of all or part of a disk drive retained for backup or replication purposes.
- disc numberAn identification number engraved on a disc and worn, formerly used for identification of Inuit individuals in Canada.
- disc numbersplural of disc number: An identification number engraved on a disc and worn, formerly used for identification of Inuit individuals in Canada.
- gold discAlternative spelling of gold disk: A gold record.
- ice discSynonym of ice circle: A phenomenon that occurs on rivers during winter, where floating ice caught in an eddying flow will rotate around, knocking off its distant edges, forming a floating revolving circular disk, slowing turning under the …
- picture discA phonograph record with images on the playable surface, rather than plain vinyl.
Compound words 106
- MiniDiscA magnetooptical format for storing digital audio.
- LaserdiscA home videodisc format of the 1980s, now obsolete.
- photodiscAlternative spelling of photodisk: The circular area of an astronomical object that emits light
- videodiscAn optical disc containing a video recording that can be viewed on a television receiver.
- DiscmanA Sony portable personal compact disc player product line
- discfulthe amount that a disc can hold.
- discophiliaThe love of recorded music.
- discetteDated spelling of diskette: A small, flexible, magnetic disk for storage and retrieval of data.
- disciferousBearing discs.
- discitisAn infection in the intervertebral disc space.