Meanings
laserdisc1
plural laserdiscs · alternative laser disc · alternative Laserdisc
- A home videodisc in the Laserdisc format.
Extras include a commentary track with Mr. Polanski and Ms. Deneuve carried over from Criterion’s 1994 laserdisc release, and a fascinating French documentary from 1964 shot on the London set, illustrating Mr. Polanski’s millimeter-precise direction of actors.
2009 July 26, Dave Kehr, “A Woman Repulsed, a Man Convulsed”, in New York Times
Laserdisc2
plural Laserdiscs · alternative laser disc · alternative laserdisc
- countableA disc in this format.
Origin
From laser + disc, a trademark.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 镭射影碟, 激光視盤 /激光视盘
- 镭射影碟 (léishè yǐngdié)type of videodisc
- 激光視盤 /激光视盘 (jīguāng shìpán)type of videodisc
Finnish laserlevy
- laserlevytype of videodisc
Polish dysk optyczny
- dysk optycznytype of videodisc
Russian ла́зерный диск
- ла́зерный диск (lázernyj disk)type of videodisc
Spanish disco láser
- disco lásertype of videodisc
Cite this entry
laserdisc. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laserdisc
“laserdisc.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laserdisc. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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