DICTIONARY ENTRY
3 SYLLABLES
diaphragm
/'daɪə,fræm/ · daɪəfræm
Diaphragm has 3 syllables: di · a · phragm.
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phragm
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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.
noun. (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration.
noun. A mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens.
noun. Electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves.
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