Diaphragm

noun
'daɪə,fræm

Noun

  • a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens

    the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically

    Similar:Stop
  • 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

    Similar:Pessary
    Type of:PreventivePreventativeContraceptive
  • (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration

    Similar:Midriff
    Type of:MusculatureMembrane
  • electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves

    Type of:DiskDisc

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