| Main Entry: | disk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | round object |
Synonyms: |
circle, disc, discoid, discoidal, discus, dish, flan, plate, platter, quoit, sabot, saucer, shell |
| Notes: | some make a distinction between disks - magnetic media like floppy disks and hard disks - and discs, optical media like CD-ROMs and DVDs |
| Main Entry: | circle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | orb, loop, round figure |
Synonyms: |
amphitheater, aureole, band, belt, bowl, bracelet, circlet, circuit, circumference, circus, cirque, coil, colure, compass, cordon, corona, crown, cycle, disc, disk, ecliptic, enclosure, equator, full turn, globe, halo, hoop, horizon, lap, meridian, orbit, parallel of latitude, perimeter, periphery, record, revolution, ring, ringlet, round, sphere, stadium, tire, turn, vortex, wheel, wreath, zodiac |
| Main Entry: | compact disc |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | recording of music or speech |
Synonyms: |
CD, album, cut*, cylinder, demo, digital recording, disk, laser disk, record, release, track |
| Main Entry: | flake |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | scale, peel |
Synonyms: |
cell, disk, drop, foil, lamella, lamina, layer, leaf, membrane, pellicle, plate, scab, section, shaving, sheet, skin, slice, sliver, wafer |
| Main Entry: | round |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | globe, ball; semicircular area |
Synonyms: |
arc, arch, band, bend, bow, circle, circlet, curvation, curvature, curve, disc, disk, equator, eye, gyre, hoop, loop, orb, orbit, ring, ringlet, sphere, wheel |
| Main Entry: | wheel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | circle, revolution |
Synonyms: |
caster, circuit, circulation, circumvolution, cycle, disk, drum, gyration, gyre, hoop, pivot, pulley, ratchet, ring, roll, roller, rotation, round, spin, trolley, turn, twirl, whirl |
| Main Entry: | recording |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | record |
Synonyms: |
CD, LP, album, cassette, compact disk, disk, tape |
| Main Entry: | floppy disk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small magnetic data storage |
Synonyms: |
disk, diskette, flexible disk, floppy, magnetic disk, microfloppy, minifloppy |
| Main Entry: | plaque |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | memorial |
Synonyms: |
badge, brooch, decoration, disk, medal, nameplate, patch, plate, slab |
| Notes: | plaque can cause tartar (also called dental calculus) and it is a soft deposit of saliva and bacteria which, when allowed to collect and harden, forms tartar |
| Main Entry: | platter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | plate |
Synonyms: |
charger, disc, dish, disk, record, salver, tray, trencher |