Hypernym

noun

a disk coated with plastic that can store digital data as tiny pits etched in the surface; is read with a laser that scans the surface

recording 3

noun

a storage device on which information (sounds or images) have been recorded

CD 4

noundomain: artefact

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

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

Synonyms

compact disk 1
a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser
compact disc 1
a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser

Hyponym

audio CD 1

noun

compact discs used to reproduce sound (voice and music)

CD-R 1

noun

a compact disc on which you can write only once and thereafter is read-only memory

CD-ROM 1

noun

a compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than with an audio system); a large amount of digital information can be stored and accessed but it cannot be altered by the user

CD-RW 1

noun

a digital optical disc storage format.