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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 dis·cus /ˈdɪskəs/
 鐵餅,擲鐵餅

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 dis·cus /ˈdɪskəs/ 名詞
 盤,板,(圓)片,盤域,盤果子實層

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Dis·cus n.; pl. E. Discuses L. Disci
 1. (a) A quoit; a circular plate of some heavy material intended to be pitched or hurled as a trial of strength and skill. (b) The exercise with the discus.
 Note: ☞ This among the Greeks was one of the chief gymnastic exercises and was included in the Pentathlon (the contest of the five exercises). The chief contest was that of throwing the discus to the greatest possible distance.
 2. A disk. See Disk.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 discus
      n 1: an athletic competition in which a disc-shaped object is
           thrown as far as possible
      2: a disk used in throwing competitions [syn: saucer]
      [also: disci (pl)]