[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

disk \disk\ di^sk, n. l. discus, gr. di`skos. see dish.
   written also disc.
   1. a discus; a quoit.
      1913 webster

            some whirl the disk, and some the javelin dart.
                                                  --pope.
      1913 webster

   2. a flat, circular plate; as, a disk of metal or paper.
      1913 webster

   3. astron. the circular figure of a celestial body, as seen
      projected of the heavens.
      1913 webster

   4. biol. a circular structure either in plants or animals;
      as, a blood disk; germinal disk, etc.
      1913 webster

   5. bot.
      a the whole surface of a leaf.
      b the central part of a radiate compound flower, as in
          sunflower.
      c a part of the receptacle enlarged or expanded under,
          or around, or even on top of, the pistil.
          1913 webster

   6. zool.
      a the anterior surface or oral area of coelenterate
          animals, as of sea anemones.
      b the lower side of the body of some invertebrates,
          especially when used for locomotion, when it is often
          called a creeping disk.
      c in owls, the space around the eyes.
          1913 webster

   disk engine, a form of rotary steam engine.

   disk shell zool., any species of discina.
      1913 webster
see also:
dish disc disk engine disk shell 

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