discoid
Like a disc
Discoid means disk-shaped—flat and circular.
The term appears most often in technical contexts: botany, medicine, anatomy.
A discoid lesion is round and flat.
Discoid lupus affects the skin in circular patches.
The word can also function as a noun for something having this shape.
Curved like circle
- circularForming a closed curve
- flatLacking vertical variation
- platterLarge flat serving dish
- waferThin crisp disk
coin · medallion · puck · frisbee · checker · token · button · badge
Between adjacent spine segments
- vertebralOf the backbone
- spinalOf the backbone
- opticOf the eye
- erythrocyteOxygen-transporting blood component
blood cell · platelet · meniscus · cornea · retina · tympanum · areola · nipple
Curved closed shape
- radiusCenter-to-perimeter distance
- diameterDistance across through center
- circumferenceCircle's outer measurement
- areaExtent of surface
chord · arc · tangent · sector · segment · annulus · concentric · pi
Flat burrowing echinoderm
- sea urchinSpiny marine echinoderm
- echinodermSpiny-skinned marine invertebrate
- testEvaluative examination
- radialEmanating from center
symmetry · spine · skeleton · fossil · sea biscuit · keyhole · notch · pore
round
Curved like circle
wafer · coin · medallion · puck · frisbee · checker · token · button · badge · plate
intervertebral
Between adjacent spine segments
erythrocyte · blood cell · platelet · meniscus · cornea · retina · tympanum · areola · nipple · sucker
circle
Curved closed shape
- radiusCenter-to-perimeter distance
- diameterDistance across through center
- circumferenceCircle's outer measurement
area · chord · arc · tangent · sector · segment · annulus · concentric · pi · perimeter
sand dollar
Flat burrowing echinoderm
- sea urchinSpiny marine echinoderm
- echinodermSpiny-skinned marine invertebrate
- testEvaluative examination
radial · symmetry · spine · skeleton · fossil · sea biscuit · keyhole · notch · pore · tube feet
flower head
Clustered blooms on stem
aster · dandelion · floret · ray · receptacle · coneflower · echinacea · zinnia · marigold · chrysanthemum
- disco ballReflective club centerpiece
- disco lightsFlashing dance floor fixtures
- disco musicUptempo dance genre
- disco dancingRhythmic movement to funk
- silent discoHeadphone-based dance event
- roller discoDancing venue on wheels