disc
To harrow with a disc harrowTo harrow with a disc harrow.
» I know Tom isn't a disc jockey.
Я знаю, що Том не ді-джей.
Meaning
2 sensesTo harrow with a disc harrow.
To move towards, or operate at, zero blade pitch, orienting the propeller blades face-on to the oncoming airflow and maximizing the drag generated by the propeller.
In the air, the asymmetric drag generated by a discing propeller can result in loss of control of the airplane.
Examples
60 sentencesI know Tom isn't a disc jockey.
Я знаю, що Том не ді-джей. — deniko
I know that Tom isn't a disc jockey.
Я знаю, що Том не ді-джей. — deniko
I'm a disc jockey.
Я ді-джей. — deniko
deIch bin DJ. — Luiaard
She gave me this compact disc.
ruОна дала мне этот компакт-диск. — Balamax
deSie gab mir diese CD. — al_ex_an_der
I know Tom used to be a disc jockey.
Origin
From French disque, from Latin discus, from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos, “disk, quoit, plFrom French disque, from Latin discus, from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos, “disk, quoit, platter”). Doublet of dais, desk, discus, dish, disk, and diskos.
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Forms
discs, discing, disced, discedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
3 patterns- a disc jockey
- disc jockey
- isn't a disc