Disc vs Tect - What's the difference?
disc | tect |
A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.
An .
Something resembling a disc.
A vinyl phonograph / gramophone record.
(obsolete, rare, construed as a past participle) ; (l).
??†?Tect,''' ''ppl. a.''?''Obs. rare.''?[ad. L. ''tect-us'', pa. pple. of ''teg?re'' to cover.]?Covered, hidden.?(Const. as pa. pple.?See also Tectly.)?So †?'''Te·cted.'''?[¶?'''''c'' 1440''' ''Pallad. on Husb.'' vi. 180 With chaf or fern this boordis do be tecte.?''Ibid.'' viii. 79 The tuppe is chosun fair of altitude, Ywombed side, and tecte in whitest wolle.?'''''c'' 1557''' Abp. Parker ''Ps.'' cxv. 332 Why els no doubt, the Heathen sect, Would say where is their God so tect??'''1657 Tomlinson ''Renou’s Disp. 459 The shells wherewith they are tected. * “
??†?Tect,''' ''sb.''?''Obs. rare''?—?1.?[ad. L. ''tect-um'' roof, prop. neut. of ''tectus'', pa. pple. ‘covered’: see next.]?A roof.?In comb. '''te·ct-demo·lished''' ''a.'', having the roof demolished, disroofed.?[¶?'''1632 ?Lithgow ''Trav. x. 432 Tect-demolished Churches, vnpassable Bridges. * “
As nouns the difference between disc and tect
is that disc is a thin, flat, circular plate or similar object while tect is (obsolete|rare) a (l).As an adjective tect is
(obsolete|rare|construed as a past participle) ; (l).disc
English
(wikipedia disc)Alternative forms
* disk mainly US, or for magnetic media. See .Noun
(en noun)- A coin is a disc of metal.
- Venus's disc cut off light from the Sun.
- Turn the disc over, after it has finished.
Usage notes
See at the disk entry.Anagrams
* ----tect
English
Etymology 1
From the (etyl) tecte, from the (etyl) .Adjective
(-)Derived terms
* (l) (obsolete) * (l)References
* “†?Tect, ppl. a.'']” listed on page 137 of volume IX, part II (Su–Th), § ii (T) of '''' [1st ed., 1919]
??†?Tect,''' ''ppl. a.''?''Obs. rare.''?[ad. L. ''tect-us'', pa. pple. of ''teg?re'' to cover.]?Covered, hidden.?(Const. as pa. pple.?See also Tectly.)?So †?'''Te·cted.'''?[¶?'''''c'' 1440''' ''Pallad. on Husb.'' vi. 180 With chaf or fern this boordis do be tecte.?''Ibid.'' viii. 79 The tuppe is chosun fair of altitude, Ywombed side, and tecte in whitest wolle.?'''''c'' 1557''' Abp. Parker ''Ps.'' cxv. 332 Why els no doubt, the Heathen sect, Would say where is their God so tect??'''1657 Tomlinson ''Renou’s Disp. 459 The shells wherewith they are tected. * “
†tect, ppl. a.'']” listed in the ''Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989
Etymology 2
From the (etyl) ; see above.References
* “†?Tect, sb.'']” listed on page 137 of volume IX, part II (Su–Th), § ii (T) of ''A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles'' [1st ed., 1919]
??†?Tect,''' ''sb.''?''Obs. rare''?—?1.?[ad. L. ''tect-um'' roof, prop. neut. of ''tectus'', pa. pple. ‘covered’: see next.]?A roof.?In comb. '''te·ct-demo·lished''' ''a.'', having the roof demolished, disroofed.?[¶?'''1632 ?Lithgow ''Trav. x. 432 Tect-demolished Churches, vnpassable Bridges. * “
†tect, n.'']” listed in the ''Oxford English Dictionary [2nd ed., 1989