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disk

/disk/ Cách viết khác : (disc) /disk/
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Explanation of the Word "Disk"

Definition: The word "disk" can refer to several things, but in general, it is used as a noun. Here are some common meanings:

Usage Instructions:
  • As a Noun: Use "disk" to talk about storage devices or circular objects.
  • As a Verb: It is rarely used in everyday conversation but can be found in agricultural contexts.
Examples:
  1. Technology:

    • "I saved my work on a USB disk."
  2. Music:

    • "She played her favorite song on a vinyl disk."
  3. General Shape:

    • "The disk of the sun was bright in the sky."
  4. Verb:

    • "The farmer will disk the field to prepare it for planting."
Advanced Usage:
  • Disk Drives: A device that reads and writes data on disks. Example: "The computer has a disk drive for reading CDs."

  • Optical Disks: Disks that store data in a format readable by lasers, such as CDs and DVDs.

Word Variants:
  • Disc: This is an alternative spelling of "disk," often used in British English and in reference to optical media (like CDs). For example, "The disc was scratched."
Different Meanings:
  • In Anatomy: "Disk" can refer to a structure in the body, like an intervertebral disc in the spine.

  • In Astronomy: It can describe the circular shape of celestial bodies, such as "the disk of the moon."

Synonyms:
  • For Technology: drive, platter
  • For Music: record
  • For Shape: circle, plate, round object
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs:

While "disk" does not have common idioms or phrasal verbs associated with it, here are a couple of related terms:

Noun
  1. (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
  2. sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
  3. a flat circular plate
  4. something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
    • the moon's disk hung in a cloudless sky
Verb
  1. draw a harrow over (land)

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