disk

English Online Dictionary. What means disk‎? What does disk mean?

English

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)

1. A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.

2. (geometry) A two-dimensional geometric region, the set of points bounded by a circle.
3. (figuratively) Something resembling a disk.

4. (anatomy) An intervertebral disc
5. (dated) A vinyl phonograph/gramophone record.

6. (computer hardware) Ellipsis of floppy disk.

7. (computer hardware) Ellipsis of hard disk.
8. (computer hardware, nonstandard) Ellipsis of optical disk.

9. (agriculture) A type of harrow.
10. (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)

1. (agriculture) To harrow.
2. (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

1. 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

Icelandic

Noun

disk

1. 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)

1. (in a shop etc.) a counter
2. (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)

1. (in a shop etc.) a counter
2. (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

1. plate

Descendants

• Middle Low German: disch
  • German Low German: Disk, Disch

    Plautdietsch: Desch

Portuguese

Verb

disk

1. (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

1. counter; table on which business is transacted
2. washing-up
3. dirty dishes
4. (anatomy) disc
5. disk drive

Declension

Synonyms

• (disk drive): hårddisk

Derived terms

• (counter): bardisk
• (washing-up): handdisk
• (dirty dishes): diskare, diskbalja, diskborste, diskho, diskmaskin, diskmedel, diskställ, frukostdisk
• (disc (anatomy)): diskbråck

Anagrams

• kids