Word
discus
Phoneticsdis·cus
US/ˈdɪskəs/
UK/dˈɪskəs/
Definition
n. a heavy, flat object that you throw in a circle. It is a tool used in the sport of throwing, where athletes spin around before letting go.
n. a heavy, flat object thrown in a circular motion, typically used in the sport of discus throwing. Often used in the plural to refer to the event or the equipment.
Examples
“The athlete spun around three times before throwing the discus.”
“During the track and field meet, the discus thrower achieved a personal best with a distance of over sixty meters.”
“The ancient Olympic Games featured a discus throw, where competitors used a bronze discus to demonstrate their strength and rotational technique in a circular throwing area.”
Examples
simple
“The athlete spun around three times before throwing the discus.”
contextual
“During the track and field meet, the discus thrower achieved a personal best with a distance of over sixty meters.”
complex
“The ancient Olympic Games featured a discus throw, where competitors used a bronze discus to demonstrate their strength and rotational technique in a circular throwing area.”
Real-World Examples
“With that, the 30-year-old matched the record tally also held by Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Croatian discus thrower Sandra Elkasevic.” Etymology
1656. From Latin discus, from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos, “disk, quoit, platter”). Doublet of dais, desk, disc, dish, disk, and diskos.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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