Diaphragm — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens

(anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɜːɡən/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈaɪəfɹˌam/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈaɪəfɹˌam/

2 syllables Say it as /dˈɜːɡən/.

Examples

the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

contraceptive diaphragm stop pessary midriff

Parts of Speech

noun	a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens “the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically”
noun	(anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration
noun	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
noun	electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Membran

ein mechanisches Gerät in einer Kamera, das die Größe der Blendenöffnung des Objektivs steuert

🇫🇷French

diaphragme

un dispositif mécanique dans un appareil photo qui contrôle la taille de l'ouverture de l'objectif

🇪🇸Spanish

diafragma

un dispositivo mecánico en una cámara que controla el tamaño de apertura de la lente

🇮🇹Italian

diaframma

un dispositivo meccanico in una fotocamera che controlla la dimensione dell'apertura dell'obiettivo

🇳🇱Dutch

diafragma

een mechanisch apparaat in een camera dat de grootte van het diafragma van de lens regelt

🇵🇹Portuguese

diafragma

um dispositivo mecânico em uma câmera que controla o tamanho da abertura da lente

🇷🇺Russian

диафрагма

механическое устройство в камере, которое контролирует размер диафрагмы объектива

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डायाफ्राम

कैमरे में एक यांत्रिक उपकरण जो लेंस के एपर्चर के आकार को नियंत्रित करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ডায়াফ্রাম

ক্যামেরায় একটি যান্ত্রিক ডিভাইস যা লেন্সের অ্যাপারচারের আকার নিয়ন্ত্রণ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

உதரவிதானம்

லென்ஸின் துளை அளவைக் கட்டுப்படுத்தும் கேமராவில் உள்ள ஒரு இயந்திர சாதனம்

🇮🇳Telugu

డయాఫ్రాగమ్

లెన్స్ యొక్క ఎపర్చరు పరిమాణాన్ని నియంత్రించే కెమెరాలోని యాంత్రిక పరికరం

🇮🇳Marathi

डायाफ्राम

कॅमेरामधील यांत्रिक उपकरण जे लेन्सच्या छिद्राचा आकार नियंत्रित करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડાયાફ્રેમ

કેમેરામાં એક યાંત્રિક ઉપકરણ જે લેન્સના છિદ્રના કદને નિયંત્રિત કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡಯಾಫ್ರಾಮ್

ಲೆನ್ಸ್‌ನ ದ್ಯುತಿರಂಧ್ರದ ಗಾತ್ರವನ್ನು ನಿಯಂತ್ರಿಸುವ ಕ್ಯಾಮರಾದಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾಂತ್ರಿಕ ಸಾಧನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡയഫ്രം

ലെൻസിൻ്റെ അപ്പേർച്ചറിൻ്റെ വലുപ്പം നിയന്ത്രിക്കുന്ന ക്യാമറയിലെ ഒരു മെക്കാനിക്കൽ ഉപകരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਾਇਆਫ੍ਰਾਮ

ਇੱਕ ਕੈਮਰੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਮਕੈਨੀਕਲ ਉਪਕਰਣ ਜੋ ਲੈਂਸ ਦੇ ਅਪਰਚਰ ਦੇ ਆਕਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਨਿਯੰਤਰਿਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈایافرام

کیمرے میں ایک مکینیکل آلہ جو لینس کے یپرچر کے سائز کو کنٹرول کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

隔膜

相机中控制镜头光圈大小的机械装置

🇯🇵Japanese

ダイヤフラム

レンズの絞りのサイズを制御するカメラ内の機械装置

🇰🇷Korean

횡격막

렌즈의 조리개 크기를 제어하는 카메라의 기계 장치

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cơ hoành

một thiết bị cơ khí trong máy ảnh điều khiển kích thước khẩu độ của ống kính

🇹🇭Thai

กะบังลม

อุปกรณ์กลไกในกล้องที่ควบคุมขนาดของรูรับแสงของเลนส์

🇮🇩Indonesian

diafragma

perangkat mekanis dalam kamera yang mengontrol ukuran bukaan lensa

🇵🇭Filipino

dayapragm

isang mekanikal na aparato sa isang camera na kumokontrol sa laki ng aperture ng lens

🇲🇾Malay

diafragma

peranti mekanikal dalam kamera yang mengawal saiz apertur kanta

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غشاء

جهاز ميكانيكي في الكاميرا يتحكم في حجم فتحة العدسة

🇮🇷Persian

دیافراگم

یک وسیله مکانیکی در یک دوربین که اندازه دیافراگم لنز را کنترل می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

diyafram

lensin açıklık boyutunu kontrol eden bir kameradaki mekanik bir cihaz

🇮🇱Hebrew

דִיאָפרַגמָה

מכשיר מכני במצלמה השולט בגודל הצמצם של העדשה

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