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==Optics and photography== |
==Optics and photography== |
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* [[Diaphragm (optics)]], a stop in the light path of a lens, having an aperture that regulates the amount of light that passes |
* [[Diaphragm (optics)]], a stop in the light path of a lens, having an aperture that regulates the amount of light that passes |
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* [[Diaphragm shutter]], a type of leaf shutter consisting of a number of thin blades in a camera |
* [[Diaphragm shutter]], a type of leaf shutter consisting of a number of thin blades in a camera |
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* [[Pelvic floor|Pelvic diaphragm]], also called pelvic floor, a pelvic structure |
* [[Pelvic floor|Pelvic diaphragm]], also called pelvic floor, a pelvic structure |
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* [[Urogenital diaphragm]], also called the triangular ligament, a pelvic structure |
* [[Urogenital diaphragm]], also called the triangular ligament, a pelvic structure |
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==Other== |
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* [[Diaphragm (contraceptive)]], a small rubber dome placed in the vagina to wall off the cervix, thus preventing sperm from entering |
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* [[Diaphragm (mechanical device)]], a sheet of a semi-flexible material anchored at its periphery |
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* [[Diaphragm seal]], a membrane that seals an enclosure |
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* [[Diaphragm pump]], a type of pump |
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* [[Diaphragm arch]], a type of arch |
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* Diaphragm wall, a type of [[wall]] |
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* [[Diaphragm valve]], a type of valve |
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* [[Diaphragm (structural system)]], a structural engineering system used to resist lateral loads |
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* Diaphragm, another name for a [[separator]] in electrochemical systems. |
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* [[Diaphragma]] a genus of algae. |
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* Diaphragm, an accordionlike device enclosing a [[gangway connection]] between two railway coaches/cars |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
Revision as of 20:13, 7 April 2014
Look up diaphragm in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Diaphragm (Ancient Greek: διάφραγμα, romanized: diáphragma, lit. 'partition') may refer to any of the following:
Optics and photography
- Diaphragm (optics), a stop in the light path of a lens, having an aperture that regulates the amount of light that passes
- Diaphragm shutter, a type of leaf shutter consisting of a number of thin blades in a camera
Acoustics
- Diaphragm (acoustics), a thin, semi-rigid membrane that vibrates to produce or transmit sound waves
Anatomical structure
- Thoracic diaphragm, a thin sheet of muscle under the lungs
- Pelvic diaphragm, also called pelvic floor, a pelvic structure
- Urogenital diaphragm, also called the triangular ligament, a pelvic structure
Other
- Diaphragm (contraceptive), a small rubber dome placed in the vagina to wall off the cervix, thus preventing sperm from entering
- Diaphragm (mechanical device), a sheet of a semi-flexible material anchored at its periphery
- Diaphragm seal, a membrane that seals an enclosure
- Diaphragm pump, a type of pump
- Diaphragm arch, a type of arch
- Diaphragm wall, a type of wall
- Diaphragm valve, a type of valve
- Diaphragm (structural system), a structural engineering system used to resist lateral loads
- Diaphragm, another name for a separator in electrochemical systems.
- Diaphragma a genus of algae.
- Diaphragm, an accordionlike device enclosing a gangway connection between two railway coaches/cars