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dis⋅cus

  [dis-kuhs]
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–noun, plural dis⋅cus⋅es, dis⋅ci  [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
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dis·cus   (dĭs'kəs)   
n.   pl. dis·cus·es

  1. Sports

    1. A disk, typically wooden or plastic with a metal rim, that is thrown for distance in athletic competitions.

    2. A track-and-field event in which a discus is thrown.

  2. A small, brilliantly colored South American freshwater fish (Symphysodon discus) that has a disk-shaped body and is popular in home aquariums.

  3. Something resembling a flat circular plate; a disk.

  4. Botany See disk.


[Latin; see disk.]
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Word Origin & History

discus 
1656, from L. discus "discus, disk," from Gk. diskos "disk, quoit, platter."
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: dis·cus
Pronunciation: 'dis-k&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural dis·ci /-"kI, -kE/
: anyof various rounded and flattened anatomical structures
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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discus dis·cus (dĭs'kəs)
n. pl. dis·ci (dĭs'kī', dĭs'ī')
A flat circular surface; a disk.

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