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diaphragm

/dahy-uh-fram/US // ˈdaɪ əˌfræm //UK // (ˈdaɪəˌfræm) //

膈膜,膈肌,膈线,膈应

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Anatomy. a muscular, membranous or ligamentous wall separating two cavities or limiting a cavity.the partition separating the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity in mammals.
    • : Physical Chemistry. a porous plate separating two liquids, as in a galvanic cell.a semipermeable membrane.
    • : a thin disk that vibrates when receiving or producing sound waves, as in a telephone, microphone, speaker, or the like.
    • : Also called pessary. a thin, dome-shaped device, usually of rubber, for wearing over the uterine cervix during sexual intercourse to prevent conception.
    • : a plate with a hole in the center or a ring that is placed on the axis of an optical instrument, as a camera, and that controls the amount of light entering the instrument.
    • : a plate or web for stiffening metal-framed constructions.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to furnish with a diaphragm.
    • : to reduce the aperture of by means of a diaphragm.

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Examples

  • Inside the capsule is a diaphragm, a thin membrane that vibrates when it comes in contact with sound waves, initiating the conversion process.

  • Inside headphones are magnets and moveable diaphragms that are easy to misalign.

  • Causes can range from something as small as swallowing too much air while chewing gum to something as serious as a tumor — and longer cases can be connected to damage or irritation to the nerves near the diaphragm.

  • Visual timeline shows Bolsonaro flouted health recommendations before contracting coronavirus — and afterHiccups are involuntary contractions of your diaphragm — a dome-shaped muscle between your chest and abdomen.

  • Bowie suffered a ruptured thoracic diaphragm from a medical implant in 2016, and he has required a constant stream of oxygen to stay alive since.

  • The blade pierced his liver and diaphragm, missing his heart and aorta by a fraction of an inch.

  • After Mrs. Butterfield retreats upstairs, she goes to have sex with her husband, only to realize that Jade has her diaphragm.

  • Could prescription birth control—whether the pill, an IUD, or a diaphragm—soon be free of cost for most American women?

  • Lane put his hand into the abdominal incision and squeezed the heart through the diaphragm.

  • The diaphragm is peculiar in that it is somewhat circular in shape and is more or less tendinous or sinew-like in the middle.

  • Were the diaphragm to contract moderately the ribs would be but little drawn in, even if no muscles acted as antagonists.

  • The diaphragm being concave below toward the abdomen, the contents of this cavity fit closely to its under surface.

  • The chest is enlarged by the muscles of inspiration, the principal of which is the diaphragm or midriff.