diaphragm

NOUN /daɪə,fræm/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D

diaphragm is a valid 9-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2I1A1P3H4R1A1G2M3
2 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 3 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING

What does diaphragm mean?

NOUN · 4 SENSES
1

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.

SYNONYMS
CONTRACEPTIVE DIAPHRAGMPESSARY
BROADER
BIRTH CONTROL DEVICEPREVENTIVEPROPHYLACTIC DEVICEPREVENTATIVECONTRACEPTIVECONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE
2

(anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration.

SYNONYMS
MIDRIFF
BROADER
TISSUE LAYERMUSCLE SYSTEMMUSCULAR STRUCTUREMUSCULATUREMEMBRANE
3

A mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens.

“the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically”

SYNONYMS
STOP
BROADER
MECHANICAL DEVICE
NARROWER
IRISIRIS DIAPHRAGM
4

Electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves.

BROADER
DISKDISC