discuses - 2 dictionary results
dis⋅cus
[dis-kuh
s] 
–noun, plural dis⋅cus⋅es, dis⋅ci [dis-ahy] .
[dis-ahy] . | 1. | a circular disk more than 7 in. (18 cm) in diameter and 2.2 lb. (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; < L < Gk dískos a quoit, discus, disk, deriv. of diskeîn to throw
1650–60; < L < Gk dískos a quoit, discus, disk, deriv. of diskeîn to throw
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| dis·cus (dĭs'kəs) n. pl. dis·cus·es
[Latin; see disk.] |
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