discus
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kəs noun, plural dis·cus·es, dis·ci [dis-ahy] .
[dis-ahy] . 1.
a circular disk more than 7 inches (18 cm) in diameter and 2.2 pounds (1 kg) in weight, usually wooden with a metal rim and thicker in the center than at the edge, for throwing for distance in athletic competition.
2.
the sport of throwing this disk for distance.
Origin:
1650–60; < Latin < Greek dískos a quoit, discus, disk, derivative of diskeîn to throw
1650–60; < Latin < Greek dískos a quoit, discus, disk, derivative of diskeîn to throw
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| —n , pl discuses, disci | |
| 1. | (originally) a circular stone or plate used in throwing competitions by the ancient Greeks |
| 2. | athletics |
| a. a similar disc-shaped object with a heavy middle thrown by athletes | |
| b. (as modifier): a discus thrower | |
| 3. | the discus the event or sport of throwing the discus |
| 4. | a South American cichlid fish, Symphysodon discus, that has a compressed coloured body and is a popular aquarium fish |
| [C17: from Latin, from Greek diskos from dikein to throw] | |
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Discus
is always a great word to know.
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
discus
1656, from L. discus "discus, disk," from Gk. diskos "disk, quoit, platter."
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Medical Dictionary
discus dis·cus (dĭs'kəs)
n. pl. dis·ci (dĭs'kī', dĭs'ī')
A flat circular surface; a disk.
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Example sentences
We see a group of three, their round, discus-style dorsal fins splitting the water in a staccato pace.
Close by are a diamond-encrusted conch shell and discus, his traditional accessories.
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