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IRIS DIAPHRAGM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does iris diaphragm mean? 

IRIS DIAPHRAGM (noun)
  The noun IRIS DIAPHRAGM has 1 sense:

1. diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central openingplay

  Familiarity information: IRIS DIAPHRAGM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


IRIS DIAPHRAGM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

iris; iris diaphragm

Hypernyms ("iris diaphragm" is a kind of...):

diaphragm; stop (a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens)


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