diaphragm

Meaning

1. 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.
2. Any of various membranes or sheets of muscle or ligament which separate one cavity from another.
3. A contraceptive device consisting of a flexible cup, used to cover the cervix during intercourse.
4. A flexible membrane separating two chambers and fixed around its periphery that distends into one or other chamber as the difference in the pressure in the chambers varies.
5. In a speaker, the thin, semi-rigid membrane which vibrates to produce sound.
6. A thin opaque structure with a central aperture, used to limit the passage of light into a camera or similar device.
7. A permeable or semipermeable membrane.
8. A floor slab, metal wall panel, roof panel or the like, having a sufficiently large in-plane shear stiffness and sufficient strength to transmit horizontal forces to resisting systems.

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diaphragma

thoracic diaphragm

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thin coat

aperture stop

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Newton’s ring

light rings

light diaphragm

flare stop

optical stop

thin foll

light screen

viser

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spacing mould

membrane barrier

diaphragmatic muscle

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdaɪəˌfɹæm/

From Ancient Greek διάφραγμα (diáphragma, “partition”), from διά (diá, “across”) and φράγμα (phrágma, “barrier”), from the verb φράσσω (phrássō).

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