disc-shaped

Flat and round

Disc-shaped describes something flat and circular, like a coin, frisbee, or hockey puck.

The term applies to objects thicker than paper but not spherical—a disc has appreciable depth while remaining fundamentally two-dimensional in profile.

Also spelled disk-shaped.

geometry

circular

Forming a closed curve

  • flatLacking vertical variation
  • roundCurved like circle
  • platterLarge flat serving dish

medallion · wafer · lenticular · oblate · tabular · flattened · cylindrical · rounded · symmetrical · concentric

objects

frisbee

Throwable recreational disc

vinyl record · manhole cover · poker chip · petri dish · tortilla · chapati · pita · communion wafer · discus · cymbal

astronomy

galaxy

Gravitationally bound stellar mass

nebula · Saturn · ring · orbital · planetary · solar system · celestial · cosmic · stellar · rotation

biology

cell

Basic unit of life

colony · spore · leaf · pad · lily pad · sand dollar · sea urchin · jellyfish · mushroom cap · lichen

food

cookie

Sweet baked snack

burger · roti · arepa · injera · blini · oatcake · shortbread · slice · cutlet · falafel

Categories
Opposites
three-dimensional geometry

disc-shapedspherical

Globe-like in form

globular · cubic · rod-shaped · elongated · needle-shaped

dimensional flatness

disc-shapedbulbous

Swollen and round

rounded · three-dimensional · voluminous · bulky · chunky

Family

disc, disk, discs, disks, discoid, shape, shaped, shapes, shaping

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G