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Definition of Diaphragming
1. diaphragm [v] - See also: diaphragm
Lexicographical Neighbors of Diaphragming
Literary usage of Diaphragming
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Words, Words, Words: Teaching Vocabulary in Grades 4-12 by Janet Allen (1999)
"... CHAPTER •ONE diaphragming Sentences: A Case for Word Control "When I use a
word," Humpty Dumpty said in a rather scornful tone, "it means just what I ..."
2. American Journal of Roentgenology by American Radium Society (1921)
"... no decrease in scattering is produced by diaphragming the image to 6^4 inches
diameter. The image size where the scattering begins to diminish ..."
3. A Text-book of physiology: For Medical Students and Physicians by William Henry Howell (1915)
"... but in strong lights the illumination may be diminished with advantage by
diaphragming, since the optical image on the retina is thereby improved on ..."
4. The Microscope: An Introduction to Microscopic Methods and to Histology by Simon Henry Gage (1920)
"diaphragming the objective and the use of a concentrated filament lamp. — In the
above directions a first-class photographic objective was assumed. ..."
5. A Text-book of Physiology for Medical Students and Physicians by William Henry Howell (1905)
"... but in strong lights the illumination may be diminished with advantage by
diaphragming, since the optical image on the retina is thereby improved on ..."