discal

English

Etymology

From 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

• interdiscal
• intradiscal
• postdiscal
• retrodiscal
• 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

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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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /disˈkal/ [d̪isˈkal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: dis‧cal

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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10