diaphragm

横隔膜

肺の下にあり、動くことで呼吸を助ける幅広い筋肉。

やさしい英語で： The broad muscle below your lungs that moves to help you breathe.

• Your diaphragm helps you breathe.
• The diaphragm moves down when you breathe in.
• Singers learn to control their diaphragm.

よく使う表現： the diaphragm, diaphragm muscle, relaxed diaphragm

ペッサリー

膣内に入れて子宮の入り口を覆い、妊娠を防ぐ柔らかいカップ状の器具。

やさしい英語で： A flexible cup placed inside the vagina to cover the entrance to the womb and help prevent pregnancy.

• She uses a diaphragm for birth control.
• The nurse explained how to insert the diaphragm.
• A diaphragm must fit properly.

よく使う表現： contraceptive diaphragm, insert a diaphragm, use a diaphragm

振動板

スピーカーの中で前後に振動して音を出す薄い部品。

やさしい英語で： A thin part inside a speaker that moves back and forth to produce sound.

• The speaker has a thin diaphragm.
• A damaged diaphragm can distort the sound.
• The diaphragm vibrates as music plays.

類義語： membrane

よく使う表現： speaker diaphragm, vibrating diaphragm, diaphragm material

隔膜

体の内部の空間を仕切る薄い組織の膜。

やさしい英語で： A thin layer of body tissue that separates one space inside the body from another.

• The diagram shows the pelvic diaphragm.
• This diaphragm separates two spaces in the body.
• Several muscles form the pelvic diaphragm.

類義語： partition

よく使う表現： pelvic diaphragm, urogenital diaphragm, muscular diaphragm

絞り込む

入る光を制限する調節器で、レンズの開口部を小さくする。

やさしい英語で： To make a lens opening smaller with an adjustable barrier that limits the light entering.

• Diaphragm the lens before taking the picture.
• The technician diaphragmed the lens to reduce incoming light.
• You can diaphragm the opening to improve sharpness.

使い方： diaphragm something (Diaphragm the lens to limit the light.)

類義語： stop down

よく使う表現： diaphragm a lens, diaphragm the opening

隔膜として働く

薄い仕切りの膜や、振動する面として働く。

やさしい英語で： To work as a thin dividing layer or as a surface that vibrates.

• The thin sheet diaphragms as air pressure changes.
• The membrane diaphragmed to produce sound.
• This flexible layer can diaphragm under pressure.

よく使う表現： diaphragm the cavity, diaphragm under pressure