disk

noun

variants or disc
Definition of disknext
as in fragment

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Recent Examples of disk With this in mind, a team of scientists has discovered how the disks of gas and dust that swirl around black holes can become the powerful engines of galactic power plants. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Feb. 2025 Place vanilla candy coating disks in a small microwavable bowl. — Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025 Webb's target was a protoplanetary disk of dense gas and dust that rotates around and surrounds a newborn star. — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025 Uranus, with its faint greenish glow, can sometimes be seen without optical aid under dark skies, while Neptune requires a telescope to distinguish its distant blue disk. — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disk
  1. fragment
  2. portion
  3. section
  4. particle
  5. shard
  6. sliver
  7. flake
  8. chip
Noun
  • Microplastics are fragments of plastic measuring less than five millimeters long—some may be the size of a pencil eraser, while others are several times smaller than the width of a human hair.
    — Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Other finds at the site included small statues and marble fragments, according to a statement on the Ostia archaeological park website.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau and Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of fragment
Noun
  • When available and designed correctly, a mega backdoor Roth strategy can be a powerful option to accelerate participants’ retirement savings and shelter a portion of their retirement savings from taxes.
    — Rick Unser, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Vogue may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of portion
Noun
  • The exhibit had attendees embark on their own Alien-like adventure with a hurried escape-room style section that previews the Xenomorph climbing through the spaceship's tunnels.
    — Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
  • In the comments section, many Reddit users applauded the groom for standing up for himself.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of section
Noun
  • Microplastics are plastic particles smaller than five millimeters.
    — Bill Frist, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The agency will also revisit rules such as water pollution limits for coal plants, air quality standards for small particles and the mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions by large emitters like oil and gas companies.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of particle
Noun
  • Safety nets hang in the warm air above the 1,800 species of tropical, subtropical, and temperate plants and trees to catch any falling shards.
    — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Walks off, comes back with first-aid kit, has Finer remove shirt, sits on chair before him, tends to his wounds, picking out shards, putting bloody shards on table, applying salve.
    — George Saunders, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
Definition of shard
Noun
  • Ukraine seized a sliver of western Russia in August as a bargaining chip, but its grip there is weakening, according to open-source maps of the war and Russian estimates.
    — Guy Faulconbridge and Marina Bobrova, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
  • But don’t picture slivers of beef sizzling on the hibachi at Benihana.
    — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
Definition of sliver
Noun
  • Some also feature garlic, fenugreek, red pepper flakes, fennel seeds, and/or mustard seeds.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Sprinkle large flake salt in skillet then pour in batter.
    — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of flake
Noun
  • The 32nd anniversary event featured Irish cuisine favorites like fish and chips, beer burgers, and JohnMartin’s signature Irish BBQ wings.
    — Sam Navarro, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Still, the bar is high for Nvidia to impress investors who will want confirmation that the chipmaker can continue to release new chips, at a faster pace than in the past.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of chip

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