discus (ˈdɪskəs
)
Definitions
noun
Word forms: plural, discuses, disci, ˈdɪskaɪ
- (originally) a circular stone or plate used in throwing competitions by the ancient Greeks
- athletics
- a similar disc-shaped object with a heavy middle thrown by athletes
- ((as modifier) ⇒
a discus thrower
- See the discus
- a South American cichlid fish, a South American cichlid fish, Symphysodon discus, that has a compressed coloured body and is a popular aquarium fish
Word Origin
C17: from Latin, from Greek diskos from dikein to throwUsage examples
Men watch women's tennis for similarly carnal reasons (though the same does not apply to women's javelin or discus throwing).
Spiked (2003)The competition discs more resemble the athletics discus than the recreational frisbee.
The Mercury, Sunday Tasmanian (2004)Kirsty Law (Fortrose Academy) recorded a throws double winning the intermediate shot and discus titles.
Glasgow Herald (2001)The pole is phallic, with the discus at the top as the feminine symbol.
, The Aquarian Dictionary of Festivals (1990)