Discus

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A disk, typically wooden, plastic, or rubber with a metal rim, that is thrown for distance in athletic competitions.
  • noun. A track-and-field event in which a discus is thrown.
  • noun. Any of several small colorful South American freshwater fish of the genus Symphysodon that have a disk-shaped body and are popular in home aquariums.
  • noun. Something resembling a flat circular plate; a disk.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In classical antiquity, a circular piece of stone or plate of metal, about 12 inches in diameter, pitched from a fixed point to the greatest possible distance, as a gymnastic exercise and as an athletic contest.
  • noun. In anatomy, physical, zoology, and botany, a disk of any kind.
  • noun. [capitalized] In zoöl.: A genus of mollusks, A genus of acalephs.
  • noun. A genus of scombroid fishes.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A quoit; a circular plate of some heavy material intended to be pitched or hurled as a trial of strength and skill.
  • noun. The exercise with the discus.
  • noun. A disk. See Disk.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A round plate-like object that is thrown for sport.
  • noun. The athletics sport of discus throwing.
  • noun. A discus fish.
  • noun. A chakram.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a disk used in throwing competitions
  • noun. an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible
  • Word Usage
    "The 2007 USA champion in discus is also a six-time USA runner-up (1997, 2000-03 and"
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    fiscus  viscous  
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    disci  disk