discal

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.

Noun

discal (plural discals)

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

Anagrams

• alcids, scalid

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)

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)

References

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

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