discus, saucer
(noun) a disk used in throwing competitions
discus
(noun) an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible
Source: WordNet® 3.1
discus (plural discuses)
A round plate-like object that is thrown for sport.
(uncountable) The athletics sport of discus throwing.
(plural: discus) A discus fish (genus Symphysodon)
(rare, dated) A chakram.
• Although an alternative Latinate plural disci is often cited, it is hardly ever used in practice.
• (round plate): quoit
Source: Wiktionary
Dis"cus, n.; pl. E. Discuses, L. Disci. Etym: [L. See Disk.]
1. (a) A quoit; a circular plate of some heavy material intended to be pitched or hurled as a trial of strength and skill. (b) The exercise with the discus.
Note: This among the Greeks was one of the chief gymnastic exercises and was included in the Pentathlon (the contest of the five exercises). The chief contest was that of throwing the discus to the greatest possible distance.
2. A disk. See Disk.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
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According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
