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ˈdaɪəfræm Diaphragm Noun Thin Electronic Signals Sound Late
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diaphragm(noun)/ˈdaɪəfræm/ /ˈdaɪəfræm/- the layer of muscle between the lungs and the stomach, used especially to control breathing
- a rubber or plastic device that a woman places inside her vagina before having sex to prevent sperm from entering the womb and making her pregnant
- any thin piece of material used to separate the parts of a machine, etc.
- a thin disc used to turn electronic signals into sound and sound into electronic signals in phones, loudspeakers, etc.
Word Origin- late Middle English: from late Latin diaphragma, from Greek, from dia ‘through, apart’ + phragma ‘a fence’.
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