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diaphragm
(encz) | diaphragm,bránice n: [med.] Petr Prášek |
diaphragm
(encz) | diaphragm,diafragma n: Zdeněk Brož |
diaphragm
(encz) | diaphragm,pesar n: Zdeněk Brož |
diaphragm
(encz) | diaphragm,závěrka n: (fotogr.) Ivan Masár |
Diaphragm
(gcide) | Diaphragm \Di"a*phragm\, n. [L. diaphragma, Gr. ?, fr. ? to
fence by a partition wall; dia` through + ?, ?, to fence,
inclose; prob. akin to L. fareire to stuff: cf. F.
diaphragme. See Farce.]
1. A dividing membrane or thin partition, commonly with an
opening through it.
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2. (Anat.) The muscular and tendinous partition separating
the cavity of the chest from that of the abdomen; the
midriff.
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3. (Zool.) A calcareous plate which divides the cavity of
certain shells into two parts.
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4. (Opt.) A plate with an opening, which is generally
circular, used in instruments to cut off marginal portions
of a beam of light, as at the focus of a telescope.
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5. (Mach.) A partition in any compartment, for various
purposes.
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Diaphragm pump, one in which a flexible diaphragm takes the
place of a piston.
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diaphragm
(wn) | diaphragm
n 1: a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of
aperture of the lens; "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm
automatically" [syn: diaphragm, stop]
2: (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and
thoracic cavities; functions in respiration [syn:
diaphragm, midriff]
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 [syn: diaphragm,
pessary, contraceptive diaphragm]
4: electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or
produce sound waves |
diaphragm
(devil) | DIAPHRAGM, n. A muscular partition separating disorders of the chest
from disorders of the bowels.
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contraceptive diaphragm
(encz) | contraceptive diaphragm, n: |
diaphragmatic
(encz) | diaphragmatic,bráničný adj: Zdeněk Broždiaphragmatic,diafragmatický adj: Zdeněk Brož |
diaphragmatic hernia
(encz) | diaphragmatic hernia, n: |
diaphragmatic pleurisy
(encz) | diaphragmatic pleurisy, n: |
iris diaphragm
(encz) | iris diaphragm, n: |
Diaphragm
(gcide) | Diaphragm \Di"a*phragm\, n. [L. diaphragma, Gr. ?, fr. ? to
fence by a partition wall; dia` through + ?, ?, to fence,
inclose; prob. akin to L. fareire to stuff: cf. F.
diaphragme. See Farce.]
1. A dividing membrane or thin partition, commonly with an
opening through it.
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2. (Anat.) The muscular and tendinous partition separating
the cavity of the chest from that of the abdomen; the
midriff.
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3. (Zool.) A calcareous plate which divides the cavity of
certain shells into two parts.
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4. (Opt.) A plate with an opening, which is generally
circular, used in instruments to cut off marginal portions
of a beam of light, as at the focus of a telescope.
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5. (Mach.) A partition in any compartment, for various
purposes.
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Diaphragm pump, one in which a flexible diaphragm takes the
place of a piston.
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Diaphragm pump
(gcide) | Diaphragm \Di"a*phragm\, n. [L. diaphragma, Gr. ?, fr. ? to
fence by a partition wall; dia` through + ?, ?, to fence,
inclose; prob. akin to L. fareire to stuff: cf. F.
diaphragme. See Farce.]
1. A dividing membrane or thin partition, commonly with an
opening through it.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Anat.) The muscular and tendinous partition separating
the cavity of the chest from that of the abdomen; the
midriff.
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3. (Zool.) A calcareous plate which divides the cavity of
certain shells into two parts.
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4. (Opt.) A plate with an opening, which is generally
circular, used in instruments to cut off marginal portions
of a beam of light, as at the focus of a telescope.
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5. (Mach.) A partition in any compartment, for various
purposes.
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Diaphragm pump, one in which a flexible diaphragm takes the
place of a piston.
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Diaphragmatic
(gcide) | Diaphragmatic \Di`a*phrag*mat"ic\, a. [Cf. F. diaphragmatique.]
Pertaining to a diaphragm; as, diaphragmatic respiration; the
diaphragmatic arteries and nerves.
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Iris diaphragm
(gcide) | Iris diaphragm \I"ris di"a*phragm\
An adjustable diaphragm, reminiscent of the iris of the eye
in its action, by which the diameter of an approximately
circular opening may be controlled, as for regulating the
aperture of a lens; it consists of a number of movable thin
curved plates fastened at regular intervals around the inside
of a ring, the positions of which are simultaneously adjusted
by a single knob on the outside of the lens. It is used in
cameras and microscopes.
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contraceptive diaphragm
(wn) | contraceptive diaphragm
n 1: 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 [syn: diaphragm,
pessary, contraceptive diaphragm] |
diaphragmatic hernia
(wn) | diaphragmatic hernia
n 1: hernia resulting from the protrusion of part of the stomach
through the diaphragm [syn: hiatus hernia, {hiatal
hernia}, diaphragmatic hernia] |
diaphragmatic pleurisy
(wn) | diaphragmatic pleurisy
n 1: an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and
featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest) [syn:
epidemic pleurodynia, epidemic myalgia, myosis,
diaphragmatic pleurisy, Bornholm disease] |
iris diaphragm
(wn) | iris diaphragm
n 1: diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be
adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening [syn:
iris, iris diaphragm] |
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