di·a·phragm
noun/ˈdaɪəfræm/
/ˈdaɪəfræm/
- (anatomy) the layer of muscle between the lungs and the stomach, used especially to control breathing
Topics Bodyc2膈;膈膜;横膈膜 - (British English also cap)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
阴道隔膜(避孕用具) - any thin piece of material used to separate the parts of a machine, etc.
(机器等的)隔膜,隔板 - (specialist) a thin disc used to turn electronic signals into sound and sound into electronic signals in phones, loudspeakers, etc.
(电话机、扬声器等的)膜片,膜件,振动膜
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin diaphragma, from Greek, from dia ‘through, apart’ + phragma ‘a fence’.