NOUN | shape | saucer, disk, disc | something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate |
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artifact | saucer | a small shallow dish for holding a cup at the table | |
artifact | saucer, dish, dish aerial, dish antenna | directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation | |
artifact | saucer, discus | a disk used in throwing competitions |
Sounds | sao'ser | |
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Rhymes | Acer ... Wurlitzer: 99 rhymes with ser... |
Meaning | Something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate. | |
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Synonyms | disk, disc | |
Narrower | intervertebral disc, intervertebral disk | A fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two) |
point, dot | A very small circular shape | |
Broader | round shape | A shape that is curved and without sharp angles |
Spanish | disco | |
Catalan | disc |
Meaning | A small shallow dish for holding a cup at the table. | |
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Broader | flatware | tableware that is relatively flat and fashioned as a single piece |
Spanish | platillo | |
Catalan | platet |
Meaning | directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation. | |
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Synonyms | dish, dish aerial, dish antenna | |
Part of | radar, microwave radar, radio detection and ranging, radiolocation | measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects |
radio telescope, radio reflector | astronomical telescope that picks up electromagnetic radiations in the radio-frequency range from extraterrestrial sources | |
Narrower | scanner | A radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a broad area |
Broader | directional antenna | An antenna that transmits or receives signals only in a narrow angle |
Spanish | antena parabólica | |
Catalan | platet |
Meaning | A disk used in throwing competitions. | |
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Synonym | discus | |
Broader | disk, disc | A flat circular plate |
sports equipment | equipment needed to participate in a particular sport | |
Spanish | disco, platillo | |
Catalan | platet |
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