flat disc

collocation in English

meaningsofflatanddisc

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flat
adjective
uk
/flæt/us
/flæt/
level and smooth, with no curved, high, or ...
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disc
noun[C]
uk
/dɪsk/us
/dɪsk/
mainly UK
a circular ...
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(Definition offlatanddiscfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofflat disc

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All of them are restricted to three-dimensional problems, with the equivalentflatdiscbeing elliptical.
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Each plant is a smooth, round,flatdiscone half to one centimeter wide.
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Discotics areflatdisc-like molecules consisting of a core of adjacent aromatic rings.
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It was painted meteor metallic and fitted withflatdiscwheels, wine red leather and special striped fabric seat centers.
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The earth itself was aflatdisc, surrounded by mountains or sea.
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The biblical earth is aflatdiscfloating on water.
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Mesopotamians believed that the world was aflatdisc, surrounded by a huge, holed space, and above that, heaven.
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Crystallization is triggered by flexing a smallflatdiscof notched ferrous metal embedded in the liquid.
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Unlike theflatdiscsurrounding the pommel of the tulwar, the pommel of pulwar exhibits a cup-shape.
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The film was in the form of aflatdisc, and was fully housed within a plastic cartridge.
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The tangle can be arranged to be in general position with respect to the projection onto theflatdiscbounded by the great circle.
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The saturating sticky traps were reduced to their simplest form as flat discs without retaining panels or barriers.
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While most commutators are cylindrical, some are flat discs consisting of several segments (typically, at least three) mounted on an insulator.
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Many face cams (flat discs with wide spiral grooves) were used in both rangekeepers.
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Faience beads were made in two basic shapes; flat discs and narrow cylinders.
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These break into small pieces and coalesce into flat discs that form a thick suspension known as frazil.
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It appears the reason that some spiral galaxies are fat and bulging while some are flat discs is because of how fast they rotate.
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