DISCOID

discoid, discoidal, disklike, disclike, disk-shaped, disc-shaped

(adjective) having a flat circular shape

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

discoid (comparative more discoid, superlative most discoid)

Shaped like a disc/disk.

Noun

discoid (plural discoids)

(dentistry) A disk-shaped dental excavator designed to remove the carious dentin of a decayed tooth

Anagrams

• disodic

Source: Wiktionary


Dis"coid, a. Etym: [Gr. discoïde. See Disk.]

Definition: Having the form of a disk, as those univalve shells which have the whorls in one plane, so as to form a disk, as the pearly nautilus. Discoid flower (Bot.), a compound flower, consisting of tubular florets only, as a tansy, lacking the rays which are seen in the daisy and sunflower.

Dis"coid, n.

Definition: Anything having the form of a discus or disk; particularly, a discoid shell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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