discus
A round plate-like object that is thrown for sportA round plate-like object that is thrown for sport.
» The discus and the shot put are two different things.
Meaning
4 sensesA round plate-like object that is thrown for sport.
Diskus, Wurfscheibe
дискdisk
дискdysk
an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible
(uncountable)The athletics event of discus throw.
Diskuswerfen
мета́ние ди́скаmetánije díska
(plural)A discus fish (genus Symphysodon)
(dated, rare)A chakram.
Examples
2 sentencesThe discus and the shot put are two different things.
If you participate in a decathlon you'll be throwing a discus at some point.
Translations
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Origin
1656. From Latin discus, from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos, “disk, quoit, platter”). Doubl1656. From Latin discus, from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos, “disk, quoit, platter”). Doublet of dais, desk, disc, dish, disk, and diskos.
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Forms
plural: discuses| Singular | discus |
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uncountable
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable