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discoid

dis·coid
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dis-koid]
    • /ˈdɪs kɔɪd/
    • /ˈdɪ.skɔɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dis-koid]
    • /ˈdɪs kɔɪd/

Definitions of discoid word

  • adjective discoid having the form of a discus or disk; flat and circular. 1
  • adjective discoid Botany. (of a composite flower) consisting of a disk only, without rays. 1
  • noun discoid something in the form of a disk. 1
  • noun discoid Dentistry. an excavator with a disklike blade. 1
  • noun discoid Shaped like a disc. 1
  • adjective discoid like a disc 0

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Origin of discoid

First appearance:

before 1785
One of the 44% newest English words
1785-95; < Late Latin discoīdēs < Greek diskoeidḗs quoit-shaped. See discus, -oid

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Parts of speech for Discoid

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

discoid popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Synonyms for discoid

noun discoid

  • plate — the base at which the batter stands and which a base runner must reach safely in order to score a run, typically a five-sided slab of whitened rubber set at ground level at the front corner of the diamond.
  • platter — a large, shallow dish, usually elliptical in shape, for holding and serving food, especially meat or fish.
  • shell — a hard outer covering of an animal, as the hard case of a mollusk, or either half of the case of a bivalve mollusk.
  • dish — Slang. to gossip about: They talked all night, dishing their former friends.
  • circle — A circle is a shape consisting of a curved line completely surrounding an area. Every part of the line is the same distance from the centre of the area.

adj discoid

  • spherical — having the form of a sphere; globular.
  • rounded — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
  • cylindrical — Something that is cylindrical is in the shape of a cylinder.
  • oval — having the general form, shape, or outline of an egg; egg-shaped.
  • curved — A curved object has the shape of a curve or has a smoothly bending surface.

adjective discoid

  • curled — in a curved or spiral shape or position

Antonyms for discoid

adj discoid

  • incomplete — not complete; lacking some part.
  • lacking — being without; not having; wanting; less: Lacking equipment, the laboratory couldn't undertake the research project.
  • unfinished — not finished; incomplete or unaccomplished.
  • inadequate — not adequate or sufficient; inept or unsuitable.
  • tiny — very small; minute; wee.

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