disk meaning and definition

DISK noun

Definition of disk (noun)

1. something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
   • "the moon's disk hung in a cloudless sky"
   • synonyms: disc, saucer
2. a flat circular plate
   • synonyms: disc
3. sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
   • synonyms: disc, phonograph record, phonograph recording, platter, record
4. (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
   • synonyms: disc, magnetic disc, magnetic disk

DISK verb

Definition of disk (verb)

1. draw a harrow over (land)
   • synonyms: harrow