Diagram vs. Diaphragm
Difference Between Diagram and Diaphragm
Diagramnoun
A plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show how something works, or show the relationships between the parts of a whole.
Electrical diagrams show device interconnections.Diaphragmnoun
(anatomy) In mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the lungs; also called thoracic diaphragm.
Diagramnoun
A graph or chart.
Diaphragmnoun
(anatomy) Any of various membranes or sheets of muscle or ligament which separate one cavity from another.
Diagramnoun
(category theory) A functor from an index category to another category. The objects and morphisms of the index category need not have any internal substance, but rather merely outline the connective structure of at least some part of the diagram's codomain. If the index category is J and the codomain is C, then the diagram is said to be "of type J in C".
Diaphragmnoun
A contraceptive device consisting of a flexible cup, used to cover the cervix during intercourse.
Diagramverb
(transitive) To represent or indicate something using a diagram.
Diaphragmnoun
(mechanics) A flexible membrane separating two chambers and fixed around its periphery that distends into one or other chamber as the difference in the pressure in the chambers varies.
Diagramnoun
a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts
Diaphragmnoun
(acoustics) In a speaker, the thin, semi-rigid membrane which vibrates to produce sound.
Diagramverb
make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows how things work or how they are constructed
Diaphragmnoun
A thin opaque structure with a central aperture, used to limit the passage of light into a camera or similar device.
Diaphragmnoun
(chemistry) A permeable or semipermeable membrane.
Diaphragmnoun
(construction) A floor slab, metal wall panel, roof panel or the like, having a sufficiently large in-plane shear stiffness and sufficient strength to transmit horizontal forces to resisting systems.
Diaphragmverb
To reduce lens aperture using an optical diaphragm.
Diaphragmverb
To act as a diaphragm, for example by vibrating.
Diaphragmnoun
a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens;
the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automaticallyDiaphragmnoun
(anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration
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
Diaphragmnoun
electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves
