discoid

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Canada, UK, US/ˈdɪs.kɔɪd/Australia/ˈdɪs.koɪd/

adjective

Shaped like a disc/disk.

Similar
discaldiscoidaldisklikedisclikedisk-shapeddisc-shapedroundcircular
OriginAncient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) ← Proto-Hellenic *wéidos ← Proto-Indo-European *wéydos →
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Meanings

adjectivediscoid (comparative more discoid, superlative most discoid)

comparative more discoid · superlative most discoid

  1. Shaped like a disc/disk.
  2. biologyHaving only disk florets, without petal-like ray florets.
noundiscoid (plural discoids)

plural discoids

  1. dentistryA disk-shaped dental excavator designed to remove the carious dentin of a decayed tooth

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
discal

adjectivehaving a flat circular shape

Similar
discoidaldisklikedisclikedisk-shapeddisc-shapedroundcircular
Also see
circulardiscaldisclikediscoidaldisklikeround

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδίσκος (dískos)
  2. Latindiscu
  3. Frenchdisque
  4. Englishdisc
  5. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  8. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  9. Englishdiscoid

From disc + -oid.

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Translations

Bulgarian дисковиден
  • дисковиден (diskoviden)shaped like a disc/disk
Catalan discoide, discoïdal
  • discoideshaped like a disc/disk
  • discoïdalshaped like a disc/disk
French discoïde
  • discoïdeshaped like a disc/disk
Italian discoide
  • discoideshaped like a disc/disk
Polish dyskoidalny
  • dyskoidalnyshaped like a disc/disk
Spanish discoide
  • discoideshaped like a disc/disk

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with discoid

viscoid
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Anagrams

disodic
Cite this entry
APA

discoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discoid

MLA

“discoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discoid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “discoid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discoid.

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