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iris diaphragms

iris diaphragms is the plural of iris diaphragm.

Meaning of iris diaphragm

Noun

iris diaphragm (plural iris diaphragms)

  1. An adjustable diaphragm by which the diameter of an approximately circular opening may be controlled, as for regulating the aperture of a lens; it consists of a number of movable thin curved plates fastened at regular intervals around the inside of a ring, the positions of which are simultaneously adjusted by a single knob on the outside of the lens. It is used in cameras and microscopes.

Questions about iris diaphragms

What is iris diaphragms the plural of?
Iris diaphragms is the plural of iris diaphragm.

Words near iris diaphragms in the dictionary

  1. Irion
  2. Irion County
  3. Irions
  4. iris
  5. iris diaphragm
  6. iris diaphragms
  7. iris dilator muscle
  8. iris dilator muscles
  9. Iris hut
  10. Iris huts
  11. iris in

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