Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
discommode
discompose
discomposure
disconcert
disconcerting
disconfirm
disconformity
disconnect
disconnected
disconnection
disconsolate
discontent
discontented
discontinue
discontinued operation
discontinuity
discontinuous
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

discobolus
dis·cob·o·lus [ diss kóbb'ləss ] (plural dis·cob·o·li [ diss kóbb'l, diss kóbb'l ]) or dis·cob·o·los [ diss kóbb'ləss ] (plural dis·cob·o·li [ diss kóbb'l, diss kóbb'l ])


noun 
Definition:
 
ancient Greek discus thrower: a discus thrower in ancient Greece
[Early 18th century. Via Latin < Greek diskobolos "disk-throwing" < diskos (see dish) + -bolos "throwing" < ballein "to throw"]
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft