diafragma
Portuguese, noun/d͡ʒi.aˈfɾa.ɡi.mɐ/
diafragma is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “diaphragm (sheet of muscle separating thorax from abdomen)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “dispositivo que regula a intensidade luminosa das imagens dos aparelhos de óptica pela variação da abertura”.
What does diafragma mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinediaphragm (sheet of muscle separating thorax from abdomen)
- 2
masculinediaphragm (contraceptive device)
- 3
masculinediaphragm (flexible membrane)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. dispositivo que regula a intensidade luminosa das imagens dos aparelhos de óptica pela variação da abertura 2. músculo que nos mamíferos separa a cavidade torácica da abdominal 3. membrana vibratória de alguns aparelhos acústicos 4. septo membranoso de alguns órgãos vegetais
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of diafragma
- diafragmas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce diafragma?
- Brazil /d͡ʒi.aˈfɾa.ɡi.mɐ/
- Brazil /d͡ʒjaˈfɾa.ɡi.mɐ/
- Brazil /d͡ʒi.aˈfɾaɡ.mɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to diafragma
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is diafragma in Portuguese?
diafragma appears 1.4 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).