diafragma — meaning in English

English meaning

• aperture noun A small opening, gap, or hole, especially one that lets light or something else pass through.
• diaphragm noun The dome-shaped muscle beneath the lungs that controls breathing.

Senses

diafragma is used for these senses in English:

• aperture (astronomy, photography) The diameter of such a hole which restricts the width of the lightpath through the whole system. For a telescope, this is the diameter of the objective lens.
• diaphragm (anatomy) 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.
• diaphragm (mechanics) 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.

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.

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