- a variation of disc.
disk
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That disk acts as the final reservoir of material before gas falls inward and fuels the black hole.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
The material then collects in a spinning disk around the black hole.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
Smith has started and re-started baseball activities, only to find out that the inflamed disk in his neck flares up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Smith said he had been diagnosed with an inflamed disk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
She studied every aspect of the tiny disk as the etched eye symbol blinked at her.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
Accretion disks are among the most energetic environments in the universe.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026
Astrolabes are metallic disks with multi-layered, interlocking components that were historically used to tell the time, map the stars, the direction of Mecca and the motion of the sky.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
The disks sit in a jumble of gleaming metal equipment; Ms. Fox, in a pale-blue hazmat suit and surgical mask, peers in at them through a window.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
The International Ice Hockey Federation apparently secured the frozen vulcanized rubber disks immediately after the games and handed them to the Hall of Fame located in Toronto.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
“I’ve got you, eh? You’ve made quite a few telescopic observations since being put together, Cutie. Have you noticed that several of those specks of light outside become disks when so viewed?”
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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Computer Science and Technology - Introductory
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Computer Science and Technology - High School
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