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Diaphragm

Diaphragm Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Diaphragm? [n] a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens; "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically" [n] electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves [n] a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix [n] (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration Synonyms \| Synonyms for Diaphragm: contraceptive diaphragm \| midriff \| pessary \| stop Related Terms \| Find terms related to Diaphragm: abdomen \| abomasum \| acoustical network \| bag \| barrier \| bay window \| beerbelly \| belly \| birth control device \| brattice \| breadbasket \| buffer \| buffer state \| bulkhead \| bumper \| capacitor speaker \| center \| cloison \| coaxial speaker \| collision mat \| condom \| cone \| contraceptive \| contraceptive foam \| core \| craw \| crop \| crossover network \| cushion \| diameter \| dissepiment \| dividing line \| dividing wall \| division \| dynamic speaker \| earphone \| electrodynamic speaker \| electromagnetic speaker \| electrostatic speaker \| embonpoint \| equator \| excited-field speaker \| fender \| first stomach \| full-fidelity speaker \| gizzard \| gullet \| gut \| headphone \| headset \| heart \| high-fidelity speaker \| high-frequency speaker \| honeycomb stomach \| horn \| interior \| interseptum \| intrauterine device \| IUD \| kernel \| kishkes \| loudspeaker \| low-frequency speaker \| manyplies \| mat \| maw \| mean \| median \| middle \| midmost \| midrange speaker \| midriff \| midsection \| midst \| monorange speaker \| moving-coil speaker \| nucleus \| omasum \| oral contraceptive \| pad \| panel \| paries \| partition \| party wall \| paunch \| permanent magnet speaker \| pessary \| pot \| potbelly \| potgut \| property line \| prophylactic \| psalterium \| pusgut \| rennet bag \| reticulum \| rubber \| rumen \| second stomach \| separation \| septulum \| septum \| shock pad \| skin \| spare tire \| speaker \| speaker system \| speaker unit \| spermicidal jelly \| spermicide \| stomach \| swagbelly \| the pill \| thick \| thick of things \| third stomach \| triaxial speaker \| tummy \| tum-tum \| tweeter \| underbelly \| ventripotence \| voice coil \| waist \| waistline \| wall \| woofer \| zone See Also \| birth control device \| body \| camera \| contraceptive \| contraceptive device \| disc \| disk \| electro-acoustic transducer \| iris \| iris diaphragm \| mechanical device \| membrane \| muscle system \| muscular structure \| musculature \| photographic camera \| preventative \| preventive \| prophylactic device \| tissue layer \| torso \| trunk Diaphragm In Webster's Dictionary \Di"a*phragm\, n. [L. diaphragma, Gr. ?, fr. ? to fence by a partition wall; dia` through + ?, ?, to fence, inclose; prob. akin to L. fareire to stuff: cf. F. diaphragme. See {Farce}.] 1. A dividing membrane or thin partition, commonly with an opening through it. 2. (Anat.) The muscular and tendinous partition separating the cavity of the chest from that of the abdomen; the midriff. 3. (Zo["o]l.) A calcareous plate which divides the cavity of certain shells into two parts. 4. (Opt.) A plate with an opening, which is generally circular, used in instruments to cut off marginal portions of a beam of light, as at the focus of a telescope. 5. (Mach.) A partition in any compartment, for various purposes. {Diaphragm pump}, one in which a flexible diaphragm takes the place of a piston.

Diaphragm Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Diaphragm?

[n] a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens; "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically"
[n] electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves
[n] a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix
[n] (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration

Synonyms | Synonyms for Diaphragm: contraceptive diaphragm | midriff | pessary | stop

Diaphragm In Webster's Dictionary

\Di"a*phragm\, n. [L. diaphragma, Gr. ?, fr. ? to
fence by a partition wall; dia` through + ?, ?, to fence,
inclose; prob. akin to L. fareire to stuff: cf. F.
diaphragme. See {Farce}.]
1. A dividing membrane or thin partition, commonly with an
   opening through it.

2. (Anat.) The muscular and tendinous partition separating
   the cavity of the chest from that of the abdomen; the
   midriff.

3. (Zo["o]l.) A calcareous plate which divides the cavity of
   certain shells into two parts.

4. (Opt.) A plate with an opening, which is generally
   circular, used in instruments to cut off marginal portions
   of a beam of light, as at the focus of a telescope.

5. (Mach.) A partition in any compartment, for various
   purposes.

{Diaphragm pump}, one in which a flexible diaphragm takes the
   place of a piston.

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