Synonyms for diaphragm
ˈdaɪ əˌfræmdi·aphragm

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1. diaphragm, stopnoun

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

   "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically"

   Synonyms:
   plosive, period, stay, stop consonant, layover, pessary, midriff, hitch, stopover, full point, stoppage, full stop, catch, check, blockage, plosive speech sound, occlusion, block, point, halt, stop, occlusive, arrest, plosive consonant, closure, contraceptive diaphragm

2. diaphragm, midriffnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   pessary, midriff, middle, midsection, contraceptive diaphragm, stop

3. diaphragm, pessary, contraceptive diaphragmnoun

   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

   Synonyms:
   pessary, midriff, contraceptive diaphragm, stop

4. diaphragmnoun

   electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves

   Synonyms:
   pessary, midriff, contraceptive diaphragm, stop

Matched Categories

1. • Contraceptive
   • Disk
   • Mechanical Device
   • Membrane
   • Muscular Structure

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1. diaphragmnoun

   Synonyms:
   midriff

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1. List of paraphrases for "diaphragm":

   iris, membrane, skirt, orifice, septum

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How to use diaphragm in a sentence?

1. Mark Fox:

   The reason that I think most people think the hiccups occur( in the uterus) is that it is actually training the respiratory muscles in the womb... because you do need to breathe just as soon as you're born. By repeatedly contracting and relaxing the diaphragm and the( other) breathing muscles, it trains the baby.

2. Matter NYC founder Joseph Imperatrice:

   In my 16 year career as an officer Founder of BLUE LIVES MATTER-NYC, I have never seen nor imagined we would be living in a time where criminals are justified for their actions and officers are continuously bashed and blamed. Defunding the police, knee jerk reactions to passing bills such as Bail Reform, The Diaphragm Bill, and the ending of Qualified immunity are sending a direct message to criminals that they can basically do whatever they want and they will get away with it.

3. De Merode:

   I was completely covered in blood, i got hit in the chest and the stomach. It went through my liver, through my diaphragm and lungs, and out the other side. It broke four ribs.

4. Eivind Ness-Jensen:

   So, avoid weight gain when quitting smoking, obesity, especially abdominal obesity, increases the pressure on the diaphragm and the muscles separating the esophagus from the stomach, pushing acidic stomach content into the esophagus. Tobacco smoking relaxes the muscles, facilitating reflux, and reduces the production of saliva, which helps clean the esophagus.

5. John Crowley:

   What the enzyme is designed to do is to replace the enzyme that's missing or defective in people with Pompe, it's designed to get to muscle cells, including the heart, which is a cardiac muscle, to get to the diaphragm, which is involved of course in breathing, and restore muscle function as best as it can.