From en.wiktionary.org:
** English
[Diaphragm]
*** Etymology
From [en],<ref name=Etymonline>[R:Etymonline][1] [en], from [grc] and [grc],
from the verb [grc]. [late 14th century].<ref name=Etymonline/>
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
*** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] [en] In mammal s, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen , contract ed and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the lung s; also called thoracic diaphragm.
2. [en] Any of various membranes or sheets of muscle or ligament which separate one cavity from another.
3. [en] A contraceptive device consisting of a flexible cup , used to cover the cervix during intercourse .
4. [en] A flexible membrane separating two chamber s and fixed around its periphery that distend s into one or other chamber as the difference in the pressure in the chambers varies.
5. * [en]
6. [en] [en] In a speaker , the thin, semi-rigid membrane which vibrate s to produce sound.
7. [en] [en] A thin opaque structure with a central aperture , used to limit the passage of light into a camera or similar device.
8. [en] A permeable or semipermeable membrane .
9. * [en]
10. [en] 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
{{col|en|diaphragmitis|diaphragmless|hemidiaphragm|microdiaphragm
|diaphragmal|diaphragmic|diaphragmatic|diaphragmatically|interdiaphragm|diaphragm
arch|diaphragm pump|diaphragm seal|diaphragm shutter|diaphragm valve|iris
diaphragm|diaphragm cell|diaphragm wall|pelvic diaphragm|Potter-Bucky
diaphragm|Waterhouse diaphragm}}
**** Translations
[anatomy: sheet of muscle separating thorax from abdomen]
- Albanian: [sq]
- Arabic: [ar]
- Armenian: [hy]
- Azerbaijani: [az]
- Belarusian: [be]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Catalan: [ca]
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- Dutch: [nl]
- Esperanto: [eo]
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- German: [de]
- Greek: [el]
- Hindi: [hi] , [hi] , [hi]
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- Indonesian: [id]
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- Japanese: [ja]
- Kazakh: [kk]
- Khiamniungan Naga: [kix]
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- Slovene: [sl] , [sl]
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- Uzbek: [uz]
- Vietnamese: [vi]
- Volapük: [vo]
- Welsh: [cy]
[trans-bottom]
[anatomy: separating membrane or sheet of muscle]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Finnish: [fi]
- Hindi: [hi]
- Macedonian: [mk]
- Russian: [ru]
- Swahili: [sw]
[trans-bottom]
[contraceptive device]
- Catalan: [ca]
- Danish: [da]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de] , [de] , [de]
- Hindi: [hi]
- Irish: [ga]
- Italian: [it]
- Macedonian: [mk]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Russian: [ru]
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Spanish: [es]
- Swedish: [sv]
[trans-bottom]
[mechanics: flexible membrane]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Catalan: [ca]
- Danish: [da]
- Dutch: [nl] , [nl]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de]
- Irish: [ga]
- Italian: [it]
- Korean: [ko]
- Macedonian: [mk]
- Maori: [mi]
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- Portuguese: [pt]
- Romanian: [ro] , [ro]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru]
- Spanish: [es]
- Swedish: [sv]
[trans-bottom]
[acoustics: vibrating membrane in a speaker]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Catalan: [ca]
- Danish: [da]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- Gujarati: [gu]
- Irish: [ga]
- Macedonian: [mk]
- Maori: [mi]
- Norwegian:
- Polish: [pl]
- Romanian: [ro]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru]
- Spanish: [es]
[trans-bottom]
[optics: structure with a central aperture used to limit the passage of light]
- Bulgarian: [bg] , [bg]
- Danish: [da]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de]
- Irish: [ga]
- Italian: [it]
- Macedonian: [mk] , [mk]
- Norwegian:
- Polish: [pl]
- Romanian: [ro]
- Russian: [ru]
- Spanish: [es]
- Swedish: [sv]
[trans-bottom]
[chemistry: permeable or semipermeable membrane]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Finnish: [fi]
- Macedonian: [mk]
- Russian: [ru]
[trans-bottom]
[construction: stiff floor slab etc.] [trans-bottom]
[checktrans-top]
- Korean: [ko]
[trans-bottom]
*** Verb
[en-verb]
1. [en] To reduce lens aperture using an optical diaphragm.
2. * {{ quote-book | en | year=1870 | author=D. Appleton & Co. | title=Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1869 | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=F4wEAAAAYAAJ | page=43
|passage=He employs an equatorial with an object-glass having a focal length
of five metres, and which was DIAPHRAGMED down to eight centimetres.}}
1. To act as a diaphragm, for example by vibrating .
2. * {{ quote-book | en | year=1996 | author=Tom Drozda; et al. | title=Tool and Manufacturing Engineers Handbook, vol. VIII: Plastic Part Manufacturing | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Q4X1ovFVBvoC | isbn=0872630854 | page=!16-24
|passage=The holes and burning are caused by the part DIAPHRAGMING at
20000-40000 cycles/second.}}
**** Translations
[optics: to reduce lens aperture]
- Catalan: [ca]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- Spanish: [es]
[trans-bottom]
*** Gallery
<gallery mode=packed> Image:Pig’s diaphragm.jpg|The thoracic DIAPHRAGM.
Image:Seal (diaphragm).png|A mechanical DIAPHRAGM. Image:X5 Paper Pulp
Cone.jpg|An acoustic DIAPHRAGM. </gallery>
*** References
References:
[1]. [diafragma]
[en]