Definitions for discus
ˈdɪs kəs; ˈdɪs aɪdis·cus

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. discusnoun

   an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible

2. discus, saucernoun

   a disk used in throwing competitions

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. discusnoun

   A round plate-like object that is thrown for sport.

2. discusnoun

   The athletics sport of discus throwing.

3. discusnoun

   A discus fish.

4. discusnoun

   A chakram.

5. Etymology: 1656. From discus, from δίσκος. ('disk, quoit, platter')

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DISCUSnoun

   A quoit; a heavy piece of iron thrown in the ancient sports.

   Etymology: Latin.

   From Elatreus’ strong arm the discus flies,
   And sings with unmatch’d force along the skies. Alexander Pope, Odys.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. discus

   The discus throw (pronunciation), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an ancient sport, as demonstrated by the fifth-century-BC Myron statue Discobolus. Although not part of the current pentathlon, it was one of the events of the ancient Greek pentathlon, which can be dated back to at least 708 BC, and it is part of the modern decathlon.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Discusnoun

   a quoit; a circular plate of some heavy material intended to be pitched or hurled as a trial of strength and skill

2. Discusnoun

   the exercise with the discus

3. Discusnoun

   a disk. See Disk

4. Etymology: [L. See Disk.]

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1. DISCUS

   DISCUS, or distributed source coding using syndromes, is a method for distributed source coding. It is a compression algorithm used to compress correlated data sources. The method is designed to achieve the Slepian–Wolf bound by using channel codes.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Discus

   dis′kus, n. a quoit, disc. [L.,—Gr. diskos.]

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Discus

   a disc; a somewhat flat circular part or area.

Matched Categories

1. • Disk
   • Field Event
   • Sports Equipment

How to pronounce discus?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say discus in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of discus in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of discus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of discus in a Sentence

1. Sergei Litvinov:

   The situation has grown over time. We had athletes before who were ready to talk a lot about doping, like the discus thrower Darya Pishchalnikova.

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