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Meaning of 'disk' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Disk [ n.]
- A discus; a quoit.
- A flat, circular plate; as, a disk of metal or paper.
- The circular figure of a celestial body, as seen projected of the heavens.
- A circular structure either in plants or animals; as, a blood disk; germinal disk, etc.
- The whole surface of a leaf.
- The central part of a radiate compound flower, as in sunflower.
- A part of the receptacle enlarged or expanded under, or around, or even on top of, the pistil.
- The anterior surface or oral area of coelenterate animals, as of sea anemones.
- The lower side of the body of some invertebrates, especially when used for locomotion, when it is often called a creeping disk.
- In owls, the space around the eyes.

Meaning of 'disk' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . disk [ n]
Meaning (1):
- something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
Example in sentence:
  • the moon's disk hung in a cloudless sky