diafragma

See also: diafragmă

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dijaːˈfrɑxmaː/

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• Hyphenation: di‧a‧frag‧ma

Noun

diafragma n (plural diafragma's, diminutive diafragmaatje n)

1. aperture (something which restricts the diameter of the light path through one plane in an optical system)
2. diaphragm: the muscle between thorax and abdomen needed for breething.

   Synonym: middenrif

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Portuguese

Noun

diafragma m (plural s)

1. (anatomy) diaphragm (sheet of muscle separating thorax from abdomen)
2. diaphragm (contraceptive device)
3. (mechanics) diaphragm (flexible membrane)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin diaphragma (“partition, diaphragm”), from Ancient Greek διάφραγμα (diáphragma, “partition-wall, barrier”), later (“midriff, diaphragm”), from διά (diá, “through”) + φράγμα (phrágma, “fence, screen”), from φράσσω (phrássō, “I fence in, hedge around”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /djaˈfɾaɡma/ [d̪jaˈfɾaɣ̞.ma]

Noun

diafragma m (plural diafragmas)

1. (anatomy) diaphragm (sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen)
2. diaphragm (contraceptive device consisting of a flexible cup)
3. (photography) diaphragm (thin, opaque structure with a central aperture)
4. (acoustics) diaphragm (vibrating membrane in a speaker)
5. (botany) diaphragm (membrane that separates one cavity from another)
6. (mechanics) diaphragm (flexible membrane separating two chambers)

Derived terms

• diafragmar
• diafragmático

Further reading

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