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Word entry · 9 letters

diaphragm

Best crossword clue

"Camera aperture part"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˈdaɪəˌfɹæm/Part of speech nounSorted aadghimprStarts with DEnds with M1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

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

Word origin

From Middle English diafragma, Ancient Greek διάφραγμα (diáphragma, “partition”), from διά (diá, “across”) and φράγμα (phrágma, “barrier”), from the verb φράσσω (phrássō). First attested in the late 14th century.

Used in a sentence

  • thoracic diaphragm
  • pulmonary diaphragm
  • cervical diaphragm

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