(acoustics) In a speaker, the thin, semi-rigid membrane which vibrates to produce sound.
(anatomy) Any of various membranes or sheets of muscle or ligament which separate one cavity from another.
(anatomy) In mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the lungs; also called thoracic diaphragm.
(chemistry) A permeable or semipermeable membrane.
(construction) A floor slab, metal wall panel, roof panel or the like, having a sufficiently large in-plane shear stiffness and sufficient strength to transmit horizontal forces to resisting systems.
(mechanics) A flexible membrane separating two chambers and fixed around its periphery that distends into one or other chamber as the difference in the pressure in the chambers varies.
(optics, photography) A thin opaque structure with a central aperture, used to limit the passage of light into a camera or similar device.
A contraceptive device consisting of a flexible cup, used to cover the cervix during intercourse.
verb
(optics, photography) To reduce lens aperture using an optical diaphragm.
To act as a diaphragm, for example by vibrating.
dichogamy
dichogamy
noun
(biology) The condition in which an organism changes sex during its lifetime.
drumright
galumphed
galumphed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of galumph
gandhiism
ginghamed
ginghamed
adj
Dressed in, or furnished with, gingham fabric.
gladsheim
godmother
godmother
noun
A woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a female godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.
verb
(transitive) To act as godmother to.
goldsmith
goldsmith
noun
(obsolete) A banker (because the goldsmiths of London used to receive money on deposit, being equipped to keep it safely).
A person who makes, repairs or sells things out of gold, especially jewelry.
gumshield
gumshield
noun
(UK) A mouthguard to protect the teeth and gums during physical activity.
hidalgism
hidalgism
noun
Alternative form of hidalgoism
humbugged
humdinger
humdinger
noun
(informal) Something that is particularly outstanding, unusual, or exceptional.
maighdiln
maighdlin
mcdonough
mcdonough
Proper noun
a city in Georgia, USA
a town in New York, USA.
megadeath
megadeath
noun
One million deaths, especially as a unit of measure in reference to nuclear warfare.
midgardhr
midnights
midnights
noun
plural of midnight
mindsight
mindsight
noun
Focused awareness of one's own mental processes in order to correct undesirable behaviours.
