бле́нда — meaning in English

English meaning

• diaphragm noun The dome-shaped muscle beneath the lungs that controls breathing.
• glance verb To take a quick, brief look at something.
• iris noun The coloured ring of muscle around the pupil of the eye that controls how much light gets in.

Senses

бле́нда is used for these senses in English:

• diaphragm (optics, photography) A thin opaque structure with a central aperture, used to limit the passage of light into a camera or similar device.
• glance (obsolete, except, in the names of certain minerals) Any of various sulphides, mostly dark-coloured, which have a brilliant metallic lustre.
• iris (photography, cinematography) A diaphragm used to regulate the size of a hole, especially as a way of controlling the amount of light reaching a lens.

diaphragm — full definition

1. noun The dome-shaped muscle beneath the lungs that controls breathing.
2. noun A dome-shaped contraceptive device inserted to cover the cervix.
3. noun A thin, flexible membrane, such as the vibrating part of a speaker or microphone.

glance — full definition

1. verb To take a quick, brief look at something.
2. verb To strike something at an angle and bounce off in another direction, rather than hitting it straight on.
3. noun A quick, brief look.

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