diaphragm
In mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and…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.
» The diaphragm is a muscle.
Das Zwerchfell ist ein Muskel.
Диафрагма - это мышца.
Meaning
8 sensesIn 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.
thoracic diaphragm
pulmonary diaphragm
Zwerchfell
диафра́гмаdiafrágma, мембра́наmembrána
діафра́гмаdiafráhma
Any of various membranes or sheets of muscle or ligament which separate one cavity from another.
A contraceptive device consisting of a flexible cup, used to cover the cervix during intercourse.
cervical diaphragm
contraceptive diaphragm
Diaphragma, Scheidendiaphragma, Pessar
диафра́гмаdiafrágma
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
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.
Membran
мембра́наmembrána, диафра́гмаdiafrágma
In a speaker, the thin, semi-rigid membrane which vibrates to produce sound.
acoustic diaphragm
мембра́наmembrána, диффузо́рdiffuzór
electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves
A thin opaque structure with a central aperture, used to limit the passage of light into a camera or similar device.
Blende
диафра́гмаdiafrágma
a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
A permeable or semipermeable membrane.
мембра́наmembrána
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.
Examples
10 sentencesThe diaphragm is a muscle.
ruДиафрагма - это мышца.
deDas Zwerchfell ist ein Muskel.
We're still talking about the diaphragm.
Hiccups are involuntary contraction of the diaphragm.
Hiccups are caused by spasms of the diaphragm.
A cat's purr is generated by the diaphragm.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English diafragma, Ancient Greek διάφραγμα (diáphragma, “partition”), from διάFrom Middle English diafragma, Ancient Greek διάφραγμα (diáphragma, “partition”), from διά (diá, “across”) and φράγμα (phrágma, “barrier”), from the verb φράσσω (phrássō). First attested in the late 14th century.
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Forms
plural: diaphragms| Singular | diaphragm |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens: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:pessarycontraceptive diaphragm
- (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration:midriff