Word Meanings - DIAPHRAGM - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A dividing membrane or thin partition, commonly with an opening through it.

• Membrane
  A thin layer or fold of tissue, usually supported by a fibrous network, serving to cover or line some part or organ, and often secreting or absorbing certain fluids.
• Partition
  The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a kingdom.
• OPENVERDICT
  A verdict on a preliminary investigation, finding the fact of a crime but not stating the criminal, or finding the fact of a violent death without disclosing the cause.
• Membraneous
  See Membranous.
• Partitioned
  of Partition
• Partitioning
  of Partition
• Dividable
  Capable of being divided; divisible.
• Partitionment
  The act of partitioning.
• Open-air
  Taking place in the open air; outdoor; as, an open-air game or meeting.
• Throughly
  Thoroughly.
• Dividing
  of Divide
• Openbill
  A bird of the genus Anastomus, allied to the stork; -- so called because the two parts of the bill touch only at the base and tip. One species inhabits India, another Africa. Called also open-beak. See Illust. (m), under Beak.
• Throughout
  Quite through; from one extremity to the other of; also, every part of; as, to search throughout the house.

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