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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdiscoïde
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dis-kwaid
"La forme discoïde de l'objet était fascinante."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having the shape of a disk.
"The discoid shape of the ancient coin made it easy to identify."
- 1
A disk-shaped object or structure.
"The scientist examined the discoid found in the sediment."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'discoid' originates from the Latin word 'discus', meaning 'disk' or 'disk-shaped', combined with the suffix '-oid', which denotes similarity or shape. The term has been used in English since the early 19th century to describe objects that are disk-like in form.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Discoid" is said worldwide
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discoïde
Transliteration: dis-kwaid
"La forme discoïde de l'objet était fascinante."
diskoid
Transliteration: dis-koyd
"Die diskode Form des Steins war ungewöhnlich."
discoide
Transliteration: dis-koy-de
"La forma discoide del piatto era perfetta."
discoide
Transliteration: dis-koy-de
"La forma discoide del objeto era interesante."
discoide
Transliteration: dis-koy-de
"A forma discoide da moeda era notável."
डिस्कोइड
Transliteration: diskoid
"वस्तु का डिस्कोइड आकार अद्भुत था।"
盘状
Transliteration: pán zhuàng
"这个物体的盘状形状很有趣。"
디스크 모양
Transliteration: diseukeu moyang
"그 물체의 디스크 모양은 흥미로웠다."
円盤状
Transliteration: enban-jō
"その物体の円盤状の形は興味深かった。"
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