Definition of Diaphragm

1. Noun. A mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens. "The new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically"

Exact synonyms: Stop
Group relationships: Camera, Photographic Camera
Specialized synonyms: Iris, Iris Diaphragm
Generic synonyms: Mechanical Device

2. Noun. (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration.
Exact synonyms: Midriff
Generic synonyms: Membrane, Tissue Layer, Muscle System, Muscular Structure, Musculature
Group relationships: Body, Torso, Trunk
Category relationships: Anatomy, General Anatomy

3. Noun. 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. Noun. Electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves.
Generic synonyms: Disc, Disk
Group relationships: Electro-acoustic Transducer

Definition of Diaphragm

1. n. A dividing membrane or thin partition, commonly with an opening through it.

Definition of Diaphragm

1. Noun. (anatomy) In mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the lungs; also called thoracic diaphragm. ¹

2. Noun. (anatomy) Any of various membranes or sheets of muscle or ligament which separate one cavity from another. ¹

3. Noun. A contraceptive device consisting of a flexible cup, used to cover the cervix during intercourse. ¹

4. Noun. (mechanics) A flexible membrane separating two chambers and fixed around its periphery that distends into one or other chamber depending on the as the difference in the pressure in the chambers varies. ¹

5. Noun. (acoustics) In a speaker, the thin, semi-rigid membrane which vibrates to produce sound. ¹

6. Noun. (optics photography) A thin opaque structure with a central aperture, used to limit the passage of light into a camera or similar device. ¹

7. Noun. (chemistry) A permeable or semipermeable membrane ¹

8. Noun. (context: construction) A floor slab, metal wall panel, roof panel or the like, havig a sufficiently large in-plane shear stiffness and sufficient strength to transmit horizontal forces to resisting systems. ¹

9. Verb. (optics photography) To reduce lens aperture using an optical diaphragm. ¹

10. Verb. To act as a diaphragm, for example by vibrating. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Diaphragm

1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Diaphragm

1. The thin muscle below the lungs and heart that separates the chest from the abdomen. (12 May 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Diaphragm

diaphones
diaphonic
diaphonics
diaphonies
diaphony
diaphorase
diaphorases
diaphoreses
diaphoresis
diaphoretic
diaphoretical
diaphoretics
diaphorite
diaphote
diaphotes
diaphragm of sella
diaphragm pessary
diaphragm sellae
diaphragm wall
diaphragm walls
diaphragma
diaphragma pelvis
diaphragma sellae
diaphragmalgia
diaphragmatic
diaphragmatic flutter
diaphragmatic hernia

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