discus
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discus
- /ˈdɪs.kəs/ Australia, Canada, UK
Rhymes with -ɪskəs
Where it comes from
1656. From Latin discus, from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos, “disk, quoit, platter”). Doublet of dais, desk, disc, dish, disk, and diskos.
noun discuses
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A round plate-like object that is thrown for sport.
He Robert Garrett] won even though he hadn't ever touched a real discus until just before the event was held.
Similar: quoit
- The athletics event of discus throw. For two years Templeton has given individual attention to Krenz. The young man has reciprocated by giving at least two hours each day to practice in the shot and discus.
- A discus fish (genus Symphysodon) The main body of the Amazon River is too fast, too deep, and too silt laden for discus.
- A chakram. And Narayana instantly cut off with his discus the well-adorned head of the Danava who was drinking the Amrita without permission.
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noun round plate-like object for throwing
| Español | disco |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 원반 wonban |
| 日本語 | 円盤 enban |
| 中文 | 鐵餅 /铁饼 tiěbǐng |
| हिन्दी | चक्र cakra, चक्का cakkā, डिस्क ḍisk |
| Português | disco |
| Français | disque |
| Deutsch | Diskus, Wurfscheibe |
| Italiano | disco |
| Ελληνικά | δίσκος dískos |
| Română | disc |
| Русский | диск disk |
| Tiếng Việt | dĩa |
| العربية | قُرْص qurṣ |
| עברית | דִּיסְקוּס dískus |
noun athletics sport of throwing the discus
| Español | disco |
|---|---|
| Português | arremesso de disco |
| Français | disque |
| Deutsch | Diskuswerfen |
| Ελληνικά | δισκοβολία diskovolía |
| Русский | мета́ние ди́ска metánije díska |
| עברית | הטלת דיסקוס hatalát dískus |
Talk about this word "discus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/discus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. discus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/discus "discus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/discus.Cite this
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title = {discus},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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