disk

B1 Topic:Technology & Computing

Also spelled disc

US /dɪsk/ See IPA manual

Freq #9140

Meanings

1

noun
A flat, thin, round object or shape.

The full moon hung like a pale disk in the night sky.
2

noun
A flat, round device used for storing computer data.

She saved the backup files onto a disk.

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Forms disks

Derived forms blastodiskcoverdiskdiskazinediskcyclicdiskectomydiskerydiskettedisklabeldisklessdisklikediskmagdiskspace

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos, “a circular plate suited for hurling”), from δικεῖν (dikeîn, “to hurl, to launch”). Doublet of dais, desk, disc, discus, dish, and diskos.

δίσκος Ancient Greek

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# disk

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dɪsk/
**Frequency rank:** 9140

## Meanings
1. A flat, thin, round object or shape.
2. A flat, round device used for storing computer data.

## Examples
- The full moon hung like a pale disk in the night sky.
- She saved the backup files onto a disk.

## Derived Forms
- blastodisk
- coverdisk
- diskazine
- diskcyclic
- diskectomy
- diskery
- diskette
- disklabel
- diskless
- disklike
- diskmag
- diskspace

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: δίσκος

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos, “a circular plate suited for hurling”), from δικεῖν (dikeîn, “to hurl, to launch”). Doublet of dais, desk, disc, discus, dish, and diskos.

## AI Etymology
disk comes from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos, “a circular plate suited for hurling”), from δικεῖν (dikeîn, “to hurl, to launch”). Doublet of dais, desk, disc, discus, dish, and diskos. Current senses include A flat, thin, round object or shape and A flat, round device used for storing computer data. English relatives and later formations include blastodisk, coverdisk, diskazine.

## Topics
- Technology & Computing
- General Vocabulary

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