discal

English

Etymology

disc +‎ -al

Adjective

discal (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to, or resembling, a disc (disk).
2. (entomology) Relating to the central area of an insect's elytron or wing.

Synonyms

• (resembling a disc): discoid

Derived terms

• subdiscal

Related terms

• disco-
• discus
• disko-

Noun

discal (plural discals)

1. (zoology) The central area of an insect's elytron or wing.

Anagrams

• alcids, scalid

French

Etymology

From disque +‎ -al. The -qu- reverts back to -c- due to its Latin etymon discus.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adjective

discal (feminine discale, masculine plural discaux, feminine plural discales)

1. (relational) disk (in the spine)

Derived terms

• hernie discale

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French discal.

Adjective

discal m or n (feminine singular discală, masculine plural discali, feminine and neuter plural discale)

1. (relational) disk (in the spine)

Declension

Declension of discal

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	discal		discală	discali	discale
	definite	discalul		discala	discalii	discalele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	discal		discale	discali	discale
	definite	discalului		discalei	discalilor	discalelor

References

• discal in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish

Adjective

discal m or f (masculine and feminine plural discales)

1. discal (related to a disk)

Further reading

• “discal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014