disc

円盤

薄くて平らな丸い物。

やさしい英語で： A thin, flat, round object.

• The toy contains a small metal disc.
• Cut the dough into flat discs.
• A bright disc of sunlight appeared through the clouds.

使い方： disc of something (She cut a disc of cardboard.)

類義語： disk

よく使う表現： metal disc, flat disc, disc of something

椎間板

背骨の骨と骨の間にあり、動きを助けて衝撃を和らげる柔らかい部分。

やさしい英語で： One of the soft parts between the bones in your back that help them move comfortably.

• A damaged disc can cause back pain.
• She had surgery on a disc in her neck.
• The scan showed two worn discs.

類義語： intervertebral disc

よく使う表現： slipped disc, herniated disc, damaged disc

円盤

平らな丸い形をしているもの、またはそのように見えるもの。

やさしい英語で： Something with a flat, round shape, or something that appears to have this shape.

• The moon appeared as a pale disc.
• She cut small discs from the dough.
• A bright disc rose above the hills.

よく使う表現： flat disc, solar disc, round disc

レコード

音楽を記録した平らな丸い盤で、レコードプレーヤーで再生する。

やさしい英語で： A flat, round piece of vinyl that stores music and is played on a record player.

• He put a disc on the record player.
• These discs belonged to my grandfather.
• She turned the disc over to hear the other songs.

類義語： record, vinyl record

よく使う表現： vinyl disc, play a disc, rare disc

プロペラをゼロピッチにする

プロペラの羽根をゼロピッチにし、空気抵抗で飛行機を減速させる。

やさしい英語で： To turn a plane's propeller blades flat against the arriving air, making them slow the plane down.

• The pilot allowed the propeller to disc.
• One propeller disced, increasing drag on that side.
• Discing both propellers helped slow the aircraft after landing.

よく使う表現： disc the propeller, disc at touchdown