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Diaphragm (Ancient Greek: διάφραγμα, romanizeddiáphragma, lit.'partition') may refer to any of the following:

Acoustics

Anatomical structure

Optics and photography

  • Diaphragm (optics), a stop in the light path of a lens, having an aperture that regulates the amount of light that passes
  • Diaphragm shutter, a type of leaf shutter consisting of a number of thin blades in a camera

Other

See also