discus — meaning in English

English meaning

• discus noun A heavy round disc thrown in athletics competitions.
• disk noun A flat, round, thin object.

Senses

discus is used for these senses in English:

• discus A round plate-like object that is thrown for sport.
• disk (anatomy) An intervertebral disc

discus — full definition

1. noun A heavy round disc thrown in athletics competitions.
2. noun The track-and-field event of throwing this disc for distance.
3. noun A brightly coloured freshwater aquarium fish (genus Symphysodon) with a flat, round body.

disk — full definition

1. noun A flat, round, thin object.
2. noun A round, flat storage device used in computers, such as a hard disk or floppy disk.

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