| NOUN | artifact | diaphragm, stop | a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens |
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| body | diaphragm, midriff | (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities | |
| artifact | diaphragm, pessary, contraceptive diaphragm | a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic | |
| artifact | diaphragm | electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves |
| Sounds | day'ahfrae.m | |
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| Rhymes | Abraham ... yam: 73 rhymes with aem... | |
| Meaning | A mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens. | |
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| Example | "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically" | |
| Synonym | stop | |
| Part of | 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) |
| Narrower | iris, iris diaphragm | diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening |
| Broader | mechanical device | mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles |
| Spanish | diafragma | |
| Catalan | diafragma | |
| Meaning | (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration. | |
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| Synonym | midriff | |
| Category | anatomy, general anatomy | The branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals |
| Part of | torso, trunk, body | The body excluding the head and neck and limbs |
| Broader | membrane, tissue layer | A pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants |
| muscular structure, musculature, muscle system | The muscular system of an organism | |
| Spanish | diafragma, membrana | |
| Catalan | diafragma | |
| Adjectives | phrenic | of or relating to the diaphragm |
| Meaning | 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | pessary, contraceptive diaphragm | |
| Broader | contraceptive, preventive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device | An agent or device intended to prevent conception |
| Spanish | diafragma, pesario | |
| Catalan | diafragma, pessari | |
| Meaning | electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | electro-acoustic transducer | A transducer that converts electrical to acoustic energy or vice versa |
| Broader | disk, disc | A flat circular plate |
| Spanish | diafragma | |
| Catalan | diafragma | |
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