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discoid

/ˈdɪs.kɔɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
dis-coid
IPA
/ˈdɪs.kɔɪd/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Shaped like a disc/disk.

adj

Having only disk florets, without petal-like ray florets.

noun

A disk-shaped dental excavator designed to remove the carious dentin of a decayed tooth

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos)der. Latin discusbor. French disquebor. English disc Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English discoid From disc + -oid.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈdɪs.kɔɪd/
  • British English: /ˈdɪs.kɔɪd/

Inflected Forms

more discoid (comparative) most discoid (superlative) discoids (plural)

Derived Forms

discoidal

Phrases

disco- disko-

Frequently Paired Words

disco- disko-

Synonyms

discal discoidal disklike disclike disk-shaped disc-shaped

Rhymes With

viscoid

Questions

How do you pronounce discoid?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɪs.kɔɪd/.
What does discoid mean?
Shaped like a disc/disk.
Where does discoid come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos)der. Latin discusbor. French disquebor. English disc Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English discoid From disc + -oid.

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