Diaphragm
11diaphragm — n. contraceptive device to insert a diaphragm * * * [ daɪəfræm] [ contraceptive device ] to insert a diaphragm …
12diaphragm — [[t]da͟ɪ͟əfræm[/t]] diaphragms 1) N COUNT Your diaphragm is a muscle between your lungs and your stomach. It is used when you breathe. 2) N COUNT A diaphragm is a circular rubber contraceptive device that a woman places inside her vagina …
13diaphragm — UK [ˈdaɪəfræm] / US [ˈdaɪəˌfræm] noun [countable] Word forms diaphragm : singular diaphragm plural diaphragms 1) medical the large muscle between your lungs and your stomach that helps you breathe 2) medical a round rubber object that a woman… …
14diaphragm — di•a•phragm [[t]ˈdaɪ əˌfræm[/t]] n. 1) anat. a wall of muscle and connective tissue separating two cavities, esp. the partition separating the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity in mammals 2) chem. a) a porous plate separating two liquids… …
15diaphragm — [1] A flexible cloth rubber sheet that is stretched across an area thereby separating two different compartments. A diaphragm is used in pumps to create a pressure differential that causes a fluid to be pushed or pulled from one point to another …
16diaphragm — n. 1 a muscular partition separating the thorax from the abdomen in mammals. 2 a partition in animal and plant tissues. 3 a disc pierced by one or more holes in optical and acoustic systems etc. 4 a device for varying the effective aperture of… …
17diaphragm — noun Etymology: Middle English diafragma, from Late Latin diaphragma, from Greek, from diaphrassein to barricade, from dia + phrassein to enclose Date: 14th century 1. a body partition of muscle and connective tissue; specifically the partition… …
18diaphragm — [17] The etymological notion underlying diaphragm is of a sort of ‘fence’ or ‘partition’ within the body. It comes via late Latin diaphragma from Greek diáphragma. This in turn was a derivative of diaphrássein ‘divide off, barricade’, a compound… …
19diaphragm — /ˈdaɪəfræm / (say duyuhfram) noun 1. Anatomy a. a muscular, membranous or ligamentous wall separating two cavities or limiting a cavity. b. the partition separating the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity in mammals. 2. Physical Chemistry,… …
20diaphragm — diafragma statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. diaphragm vok. Blende, f; Diaphragma, n rus. диафрагма, f pranc. diaphragme, m; iris, m …
