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- [dis-kuh s]
- /ˈdɪs kəs/
- /ˈdɪs.kəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dis-kuh s]
- /ˈdɪs kəs/
Definitions of discus word
- noun plural discus a circular disk more than 7 inches (18 cm) in diameter and 2.2 pounds (1 kg) in weight, usually wooden with a metal rim and thicker in the center than at the edge, for throwing for distance in athletic competition. 1
- noun plural discus the sport of throwing this disk for distance. 1
- noun discus A heavy thick-centered disk thrown by an athlete, in ancient Greek games or in modern field events. 1
- noun discus sport: throwing event 1
- noun discus sport: disc thrown 1
- countable noun discus A discus is a heavy circular object which athletes try to throw as far as they can as a sport. 0
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Origin of discus
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < Latin < Greek dískos a quoit, discus, disk, derivative of diskeîn to throw
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Parts of speech for Discus
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
discus popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
discus usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for discus
noun discus
- 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.
Antonyms for discus
noun discus
- cus — (informal) because.
Top questions with discus
- how much does a discus weigh?
- what is a discus?
- how heavy is the discus?
- how to throw a discus?
- how much does discus weigh?
- how much does the discus weigh?
- how much does an olympic discus weigh?
- how heavy is a discus?
- how to throw discus?
- how heavy is an olympic discus?
- what is discus?
- how to throw the discus?
- how to do discus throw?
- how much is a discus fish?
- how to maintain discus fish?
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