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laserdisc

laserdisc noun: a home videodisc in the Laserdisc format.

Noun (1)

laserdisc (plural laserdiscs)

  1. A home videodisc in the Laserdisc format.
    • Extras include a commentary track with Mr. Polanski and Ms. Deneuve carried over from Criterion’s 1994 laserdisc release, and a fascinating French documentary from 1964 shot on the London set, illustrating Mr. Polanski’s millimeter-precise direction of actors.2009 July 26, Dave Kehr, “A Woman Repulsed, a Man Convulsed”, in New York Times

Proper noun capitalized: Laserdisc

Laserdisc

  1. A home videodisc format of the 1980s, now obsolete.

Noun (2) capitalized: Laserdisc

Laserdisc (plural Laserdiscs)

  1. (countable) A disc in this format.

Forms of laserdisc

Noun
plurallaserdiscs
alternative formlaser disc
alternative formLaserdisc
pluralLaserdiscs
Proper noun
alternative formlaserdisc

Origin of laserdisc

From laser + disc, a trademark.

Questions about laserdisc

What does laserdisc mean?
Laserdisc means a home videodisc in the Laserdisc format.
What part of speech is laserdisc?
Laserdisc can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of laserdisc?
The plural of laserdisc is laserdiscs.

Words near laserdisc in the dictionary

  1. laserbeam
  2. laserbeams
  3. laserbrain
  4. laserbrains
  5. lasercom
  6. laserdisc
  7. laserdiscs
  8. lasered
  9. lasered in on
  10. laserfection
  11. lasergun

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Adapted from Wiktionary: laserdisc (page history and authors); Laserdisc (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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