Diaphragms

/ˈdaɪəfræɡmz/ noun

Definition

Plural of diaphragm; multiple instances of the muscle separating the chest from the abdomen, or multiple diaphragm components in devices.

Etymology

From Greek diaphragma (partition) + the regular English plural -s, used both for anatomical references and for multiple diaphragm components in various devices.

Kelly Says

The word 'diaphragm' has been borrowed into so many technical fields—photography, music, biology, engineering—each field uses it slightly differently, but all rely on the same core concept of a partition or valve that controls flow or light.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እስር
ees-ir
ARالعربية
غشاء الصدر
ghash-i al-sadr
BNবাংলা
দিয়াফ্র্যাগম
dee-ah-FRAH-gam
CACatalà
diàfragm
dee-ah-fram
CSČeština
diaphragma
dee-ah-fram-ah
DADansk
diaphragma
dee-ah-fram-ah
DEDeutsch
Diaphragmen
dee-ah-FRAH-men
ELΕλληνικά
διαφράγματα
dee-ah-FRAH-mah-ta
ESEspañol
diáfragms
dee-ah-FRAM-s
FAفارسی
دیافراگم
dee-ah-FRAH-gam
FISuomi
diaphragma
dee-ah-fram-ah
FRFrançais
diaphragmes
dee-ah-FRAHM
GUGU
ડાયપ્હ્રેગ્મ
dah-ee-pra-gm
HAHA
diaphragma
dee-ah-fram-ah
HEעברית
דיאפרגמות
dee-ah-FRAH-mah-toth
HIहिन्दी
फुफ्फुस
pu-pu-su
HUMagyar
diaphragma
dee-ah-fram-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
diaphragma
dee-ah-FRAH-mah
IGIG
diaphragma
dee-ah-fram-ah
ITItaliano
diaframmi
dee-ah-fram-mee
JA日本語
横隔膜
こうかくまく
KKKK
диафрагма
dee-ah-FRAH-mah
KMKM
ស្ទង់
s-tong
KO한국어
지방막
ji-bang-mak
MRMR
डायफ्रॅम
dee-ah-fram
MSBahasa Melayu
diaphragma
dee-ah-fram-ah
MYမြန်မာ
အရှေ့
ah-shweh
NLNederlands
diafragma
dee-ah-FRAHM-ah
NONorsk
diaphragma
dee-ah-fram-ah
PAPA
diaphragma
dee-ah-fram-ah
PLPolski
przeponę
przew-po-neh
PTPortuguês
diafragmas
dee-ah-FRAH-mas
RORomână
diafragma
dee-ah-fram-ah
RUРусский
диафрагмы
dee-ah-FRAHM-ee
SVSvenska
diaphragm
dee-ah-fram
SWKiswahili
diaphragma
dee-ah-fram-ah
TAதமிழ்
புரணு
pu-ra-nu
TEతెలుగు
పొట్టు
pot-tu
THไทย
เยื่อหุ้มปอด
yew hua-hum-paud
TLTL
diaphragma
dee-ah-fram-ah
TRTürkçe
diyagram
dee-ah-GRAM
UKУкраїнська
діафрагми
dee-ah-FRAHM-ee
URاردو
ڈائیفراگم
dee-ah-FRAH-gam
VITiếng Việt
thể
the
YOYO
diaphragma
dee-ah-fram-ah
ZH中文
横隔膜
héng gè mò
ZUZU
diaphragma
dee-ah-fram-ah

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