discal

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adjective

Pertaining to, or resembling, a disc (disk).

Similar
discoid
OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English disc ← French disque →
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Meanings

adjectivediscal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePertaining to, or resembling, a disc (disk).

    Synonyms: discoid

  2. not comparablebiologyRelating to the central area of an insect's elytron or wing.
noundiscal (plural discals)

plural discals

  1. biologyThe central area of an insect's elytron or wing.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivePertaining to, or resembling, a disc (disk).

Similar
discoid
Also see
discoid

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδίσκος (dískos)
  2. Latindiscu
  3. Frenchdisque
  4. Englishdisc
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  7. Englishdiscal

From disc + -al.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with discal

fiscalmeniscalinterdiscalintradiscalintrameniscalparameniscalpostdiscalretrodiscalsubdiscal
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Anagrams

scalid
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APA

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MLA

“discal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “discal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discal.

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