Compact Disc (Noun)

Meaning

A digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Synonyms

• Compact Disk
• CD

Hypernyms

• Optical Disk
• Recording

Hyponyms

• CD-ROM
• Audio CD
• Compact Disc Write-once
• CD-R
• CD-WO