diaphragm – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
מילים נרדפות: mechanical device,
membrane,
tissue layer,
musculature,
muscular structure,
muscle system,
preventative,
prophylactic device,
contraceptive device,
birth control device,
contraceptive,
preventive,
disc,
disk
diaphragm
n.
partition separating the chest cavity from the abdomen (Anatomy); disk which vibrates in response to sound waves (in a telephone, speaker, etc.); shutter; birth control device
Diaphragm
Diaphragm may refer to any of the following:
Acoustics
diaphragm
Noun
1. a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens; "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically"
(synonym) stop
(hypernym) mechanical device
(hyponym) iris, iris diaphragm
(part-holonym) camera, photographic camera
2. (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration
(synonym) midriff
(hypernym) muscular structure, musculature, muscle system
(part-holonym) torso, trunk, body
(classification) anatomy, general anatomy
3. 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
(synonym) pessary, contraceptive diaphragm
(hypernym) contraceptive, preventive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device
4. electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves
(hypernym) disk, disc
(part-holonym) electro-acoustic transducer
diaphragm
n.
bránice; pesar
diaphragm
Rzecz.
przepona; kapturek
