diaphragm Meaning and Definition

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

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

3. n. 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

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