Definitions
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- adjective having a flat circular shape
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Examples
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In 2007, Eren replicated the making of Neanderthal disc-shaped tools, or "flakes," and found they were in some ways more efficient than Homo sapiens 'blade-based tools.
Anthropologists adopt a more favorable view of Neanderthals Marc Kaufman 2010
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It took only a few seconds to resolve itself into a disc-shaped forward section, with two cylindrical units trailing behind.
Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011
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Because they're hard to find at home, when I'm in Liguria I look for dried croxetti—a traditional disc-shaped pasta embossed with intricate designs—and croxetti stamps also known as corzetti stamps, which are the hand-carved wooden molds used to make them.
Cucina Confidential 2011
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It took only a few seconds to resolve itself into a disc-shaped forward section, with two cylindrical units trailing behind.
Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011
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Sales of lemon, sugar and ready-made pancake batter aren't enough: this could be a day for the exchange of all sorts of disc-shaped objects.
David Mitchell: Do your bit for Britain and send gifts to people you don't like very much 2011
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Later, tool-shaped coins began to be replaced by disc-shaped ones which are also cast in bronze and marked with inscriptions.
State Department Adds New Import Restrictions : Coin Collecting News 2009
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In 2007, Eren replicated the making of Neanderthal disc-shaped tools, or "flakes," and found they were in some ways more efficient than Homo sapiens 'blade-based tools.
Anthropologists adopt a more favorable view of Neanderthals Marc Kaufman 2010
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Sales of lemon, sugar and ready-made pancake batter aren't enough: this could be a day for the exchange of all sorts of disc-shaped objects.
David Mitchell: Do your bit for Britain and send gifts to people you don't like very much 2011
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Every year more than 3,500 people swallow button or disc-shaped batteries, according to Litovitz's center, an independent group affiliated with George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Lithium cell batteries at least 20 millimeters in diameter, a little bigger than a penny, are the riskiest.
Toy Recall: Report Says Small Batteries Are A Rising Danger 2010
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The goal is to implant a disc-shaped layer of the cells behind the retina.
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