disk

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

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Noun

1. A [[thin]], [[flat]], [[circular]] [[plate]] or similar [[object]].
2. {{lb|en|geometry}} A [[two-dimensional]] [[geometric]] [[region]], the [[set]] of [[points]] [[bounded]] by a [[circle]].
3. {{lb|en|figuratively}} Something [[resembling]] a disk.
4. {{lb|en|anatomy}} An [[intervertebral disc]]
5. {{lb|en|dated}} A [[vinyl]] [[phonograph]]/[[gramophone]] [[record]].
6. {{lb|en|computer hardware}} {{ellipsis of|en|floppy disk}}.
7. {{lb|en|computer hardware}} {{ellipsis of|en|hard disk}}.
8. {{lb|en|computer hardware|nonstandard}} {{ellipsis of|en|optical disk}}.
9. {{lb|en|agriculture}} A type of [[harrow]].
10. {{lb|en|botany}} A ring- or cup-shaped enlargement of the [[flower]] [[receptacle]] or [[ovary]] that bears [[nectar]] or, less commonly, the [[stamen]]s.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|agriculture}} To [[harrow]].
2. {{lb|en|aviation|of an [[aircraft]]'s [[propeller]]}} To move towards, or operate at, zero blade pitch, orienting the propeller blades face-on to the oncoming [[airstream]] and maximizing the [[drag]] generated by the propeller.

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