Other Definitions diaphragm (enc)
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Diaphragm| Noun | 1. | diaphragm - a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens; "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically"camera, photographic camera - equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other) iris diaphragm, iris - diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles | | | 2. | diaphragm - (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respirationtissue layer, membrane - a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects organs or cells of animals torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" | | | 3. | diaphragm - 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 | | | 4. | diaphragm - electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves | |
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