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Contents

  • 1 English
    • 1.1 Etymology
    • 1.2 Pronunciation
    • 1.3 Noun
      • 1.3.1 Derived terms
      • 1.3.2 Translations
    • 1.4 Verb
      • 1.4.1 Translations
    • 1.5 Gallery

English[edit]

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Diaphragm

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Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek διάφραγμα (diáphragma, “partition”), from διά (diá, “across”) and φράγμα (phrágma, “barrier”), from the verb φράσσω (phrássō).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdaɪəˌfɹæm/
  • Audio (UK)(file)

Noun[edit]

diaphragm (plural diaphragms)

  1. (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; also called thoracic diaphragm.
  2. (anatomy) Any of various membranes or sheets of muscle or ligament which separate one cavity from another.
  3. A contraceptive device consisting of a flexible cup, used to cover the cervix during intercourse.
  4. (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.
  5. (acoustics) In a speaker, the thin, semi-rigid membrane which vibrates to produce sound.
  6. (optics, photography) A thin opaque structure with a central aperture, used to limit the passage of light into a camera or similar device.
  7. (chemistry) A permeable or semipermeable membrane.
  8. (construction) 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.
Derived terms[edit]
  • diaphragmal
  • diaphragm arch
  • diaphragmatic
  • diaphragmatically
  • diaphragm cell
  • diaphragmic
  • diaphragm pump
  • diaphragm seal
  • diaphragm shutter
  • diaphragm valve
  • diaphragm wall
  • interdiaphragm
  • iris diaphragm
  • pelvic diaphragm
  • Potter-Bucky diaphragm
Translations[edit]

anatomy: sheet of muscle separating thorax from abdomen

  • Albanian: diafragmë (sq) f
  • Arabic: حِجَاب حَاجِز‎ m (ḥijāb ḥājiz)
    Egyptian Arabic: حجاب حاجز‎ m (ḥegāb ḥāgez)
  • Armenian: ստոծանի (hy) (stocani)
  • Azerbaijani: diafraqma
  • Belarusian: дыяфра́гма f (dyjafráhma)
  • Bulgarian: диафра́гма f (diafrágma)
  • Catalan: diafragma (ca) m
  • Central Melanau: neb
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 橫膈膜/横膈膜 (zh) (hénggémó)
  • Czech: bránice (cs) f
  • Danish: mellemgulv n
  • Dutch: middenrif (nl) n
  • Esperanto: diafragmo
  • Estonian: diafragma, vahelihas
  • Faroese: tind f
  • Finnish: pallea (fi)
  • French: diaphragme (fr) m
  • Georgian: დიაფრაგმა (diapragma), შუასაძგიდი (šuasaʒgidi)
  • German: Zwerchfell (de) n
  • Greek: διάφραγμα (el) n (diáfragma)
    Ancient: διάφραγμα n (diáphragma)
  • Hindi: मध्यपट m (madhyapaṭ)
  • Hungarian: rekeszizom (hu)
  • Icelandic: þind (is) f
  • Indonesian: diafragma (id)
  • Italian: diaframma (it) m
  • Japanese: 横隔膜 (ja) (おうかくまく, ōkakumaku)
  • Kazakh: көкет (köket)
  • Korean: 횡격막(橫膈膜) (ko) (hoenggyeongmak)
  • Kurdish:
    Central Kurdish: ناوپەنچِک‎ (ckb) (nawpençik)
    Northern Kurdish: navpençik f
  • Kyrgyz: диафрагма (diafragma)
  • Latin: praecordia n pl
  • Latvian: diafragma f
  • Lithuanian: diafragma f
  • Macedonian: дијафра́гма f (dijafrágma)
  • Malay: diafragma
  • Maori: pātūpoho
  • Navajo: acháshjish
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: mellomgolv (no) n, mellomgulv n
    Nynorsk: mellomgolv n
  • Old English: midhriðre n, midhrif m
  • Persian: دیافراگم‎ (fa) (diyâfrâgm)
  • Polish: przepona (pl) f
  • Portuguese: diafragma (pt) m
  • Romanian: diafragmă (ro) f
  • Russian: диафра́гма (ru) f (diafrágma)
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: прѐчага f, о̀шит m, дијафра̀гма f
    Roman: prèčaga (sh) f, òšit (sh) m, dijafràgma (sh) f
  • Slovak: bránica (sk) f
  • Slovene: prepona f, diafragma (sl) f
  • Spanish: diafragma (es) m
  • Swedish: mellangärde (sv) n, diafragma (sv) c
  • Tagalog: lamang-tabing
  • Tajik: диафрагма (diafragma)
  • Thai: กะบังลม (th) (gà-bang-lom)
  • Turkish: diyafram (tr)
  • Ukrainian: діафра́гма f (diafráhma)
  • Uzbek: diafragma (uz)
  • Vietnamese: cơ hoành
  • Volapük: ditavöl
  • Welsh: llengig m

anatomy: separating membrane or sheet of muscle

  • Bulgarian: мембра́на (bg) f (membrána)
  • Finnish: kalvo (fi)
  • Hindi: मध्यपट m (madhyapaṭ)
  • Macedonian: мембра́на f (membrána)
  • Russian: мембра́на (ru) f (membrána)

contraceptive device

  • Catalan: diafragma (ca) m
  • Danish: pessar n
  • Finnish: pessaari (fi)
  • French: diaphragme (fr) m
  • German: Diaphragma (de) n
  • Hindi: मध्यपट m (madhyapaṭ)
  • Italian: diaframma (it) m
  • Macedonian: дијафра́гма f (dijafrágma)
  • Portuguese: diafragma (pt) m
  • Russian: диафра́гма (ru) f (diafrágma)
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: дијафра̀гма f
    Roman: dijafràgma (sh) f
  • Spanish: diafragma (es) 
    m
  • Swedish: pessar (sv) n

mechanics: flexible membrane

  • Bulgarian: мембра́на (bg) f (membrána)
  • Catalan: diafragma (ca) m
  • Danish: membran (da) c
  • Dutch: diafragma (nl) n, membraan (nl) n
  • Finnish: kalvo (fi)
  • French: membrane (fr) f
  • German: Membran (de) f
  • Italian: diaframma (it) m
  • Korean: 격막 (gyeongmak)
  • Macedonian: мембра́на f (membrána)
  • Maori: kiri tōiri
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: membran m
    Nynorsk: membran m
  • Portuguese: diafragma (pt) m
  • Romanian: membrană (ro) f, diafragmă (ro) f
  • Russian: мембра́на (ru) f (membrána), диафра́гма (ru) f (diafrágma)
  • Spanish: diafragma (es) m
  • Swedish: membran (sv) n

acoustics: vibrating membrane in a speaker

  • Bulgarian: мембра́на (bg) f (membrána)
  • Catalan: diafragma (ca) m
  • Danish: membran (da) c
  • Finnish: kalvo (fi), kaiutinkalvo
  • Gujarati: સ્વરપડદો (svarpaḍdo)
  • Macedonian: мембра́на f (membrána)
  • Maori: kiri tōiri
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: membran m
    Nynorsk: membran m
  • Polish: membrana (pl) f
  • Romanian: membrană (ro) f
  • Russian: мембра́на (ru) f (membrána), диффузо́р (ru) m (diffuzór)
  • Spanish: diafragma (es) m

optics: structure with a central aperture used to limit the passage of light

  • Bulgarian: диафра́гма f (diafrágma), бле́нда (bg) f (blénda)
  • Danish: blænder c
  • Finnish: himmennin (fi)
  • French: diaphragme (fr) m
  • German: Blende (de) f
  • Italian: diaframma lamellare m
  • Macedonian: дијафра́гма f (dijafrágma), бле́нда f (blénda)
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: blender m
    Nynorsk: blendar m
  • Polish: blenda (pl) f
  • Romanian: diafragmă (ro) f
  • Russian: диафра́гма (ru) f (diafrágma)
  • Spanish: diafragma (es) m
  • Swedish: bländare (sv) c

chemistry: permeable or semipermeable membrane

  • Bulgarian: мембра́на (bg) f (membrána)
  • Finnish: kalvo (fi)
  • Macedonian: мембра́на f (membrána)
  • Russian: мембра́на (ru) f (membrána)

construction: stiff floor slab etc.

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  • Korean: (please verify)가로막 (ko) (garomak)

Verb[edit]

diaphragm (third-person singular simple present diaphragms, present participle diaphragming, simple past and past participle diaphragmed)

  1. (optics, photography) To reduce lens aperture using an optical diaphragm.
  2. To act as a diaphragm, for example by vibrating.
Translations[edit]

optics: to reduce lens aperture

  • Finnish: himmentää (fi)
  • French: diaphragmer (fr)
  • Spanish: diafragmar (es)

Gallery[edit]

  • The thoracic diaphragm.

  • A contraceptive diaphragm.

  • A mechanical diaphragm.

  • An acoustic diaphragm.

DIAPHRAGM | English meaning — Cambridge Dictionary

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