diafragma

Definitions of diafragma
  1. noun
    a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
  2. noun
    electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves
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    type of:
    disco
    a flat circular plate
  3. noun
    (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration
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    type of:
    membrana
    a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants
    musculatura, sistema muscular
    the muscular system of an organism
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