Compact Disc

Definition: Compact Disc

Compact Disc

Noun

1. A recording that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Computing

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonym: Compact Disc

Crosswords: Compact Disc

Books

• Advanced Techniques for Film Scoring/Book and Compact Disc (reference)

• Al-Kitaab fii Ta'allum al-'Arabiyya: A Textbook for Arabic, Part Two: Four Compact Disc Set (reference)

• Italian Complete Course (Living Language Complete Courses. Compact Disc Edition) (reference)

• Portuguese Complete Course: Basic-Intermediate (Living Language Complete Courses. Compact Disc Edition) [ABRIDGED] (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Biological Abstracts - Rrm On Compact Disc Ibm (reference)

• Biosis Genref On Compact Disc - Cd-rom (reference)

• Gsa Journals On Compact Disc (reference)

• Music K-8 C-w Compact Disc (reference)

• Noteworthy Music Direct Compact Disc Catalog (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Music

• Chesky Records Jazz Sampler & Audiophile Test Compact Disc, Vol. 1 (reference)

• Compact Disc (reference)

• The Bluegrass Compact Disc, Vol. 2 (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• CASE LOGIC CDXC-32 Suede Compact Disc Carrying Case Organizer (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Business

However, since the 1980, electrical machinery and appliance manufacturing, including office automation equipment, computer systems, VCRs, and compact disc players, etc. Have topped the automotive sector in terms of demand for robotics. (references)

Civil Liberties

Laos

However, in practice most foreign films and music are easily available in video and compact disc format. (references)

Economic History

Hong Kong

In mid-1998, Hong Kong adopted the "Prevention of Copyright Piracy Ordinance," which required compact disc producers to register with the government, and authorized Hong Kong Customs to inspect factories. (references)

Political Economy

BELGIUM

Nevertheless, according to industry sources, an estimated 20 percent of Belgium's video cassette and compact disc markets are composed of pirated products, causing a $200 million loss to the producers. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expressions using "compact disc": audio compact disc ♦ compact Disc interactive ♦ compact disc player ♦ compact Disc Recordable ♦ compact Disc Rewritable ♦ multimedia Compact Disc. Additional references.

Danish

compactdisk, CD-plade. (various references)

Dutch

compact disc. (various references)

Finnish

vuorovaikutteinen laserlevy (CD-I, compact disc interactive). (various references)

French

compact disc, mini-disque, disque compact, disque audionumérique, audiodisque. (various references)

German

Compact Disc, CD (cd). (various references)

Greek 

σύμπυκνος δίσκος (compact disk, optical disk), συμπαγήσ δίσκοσ, οπτικός δίσκος (compact disk, optical disk). (various references)

Hebrew 

תקליטור (cd). (various references)

Italian

compact disc, disco ottico (papilla of the optic nerve), audiodisco. (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

コンパイラー言葉 (CD, compact, compact camera, compact car, compaction, compile, compiler language). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

コンパクトディスク (CD). (various references)

Norwegian

kompakt disk. (various references)

Pig Latin

ompactcay iscday

Portuguese

tecnologia do disco compacto (compact disc technology), memória ROM de disco compacto (compact disc read-only memory), leitor de discos compactos (compact disc player). (various references)

Spanish

compact disk, disco digital, disco compacto (cd, compact disk, disc, disk). (various references)

Swedish

kompaktskiva (compact disk). (various references)

Turkish

kompakt disk. (various references)

Misspellings

"Compact Disc" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: compactdisc. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-3 letters: apomicts, coadmits, compacts, spiccato.

-4 letters: apomict, atomics, cactoid, coadmit, coccids, comatic, compact, dacoits, diatoms, impacts, impasto, mastoid, octadic, osmatic, potamic, psoatic, somatic.

-5 letters: accost, admits, adopts, amidst, atomic, atopic, cadmic, campos, capsid, coacts, coapts, coatis, coccid, comics, compts, cosmic, dacoit, diatom, dicast, dicots, impact, impost, mascot, mastic, misact, modica, mosaic, octads, optics, optima.