DiaphragmWordNet Explorer

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noun

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

Words in this synset: stop
noun

mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles

noun

equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)

noun

diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening

noun

a flat circular plate

noun

a transducer that converts electrical to acoustic energy or vice versa

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

Words in this synset: pessary, contraceptive_diaphragm
noun

an agent or device intended to prevent conception

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