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microdiaphragm

microdiaphragm noun: a very small diaphragm.

Noun

microdiaphragm (plural microdiaphragms)

  1. A very small diaphragm.
    • A microdiaphragm having an adjustable aperture between 0.5 and 1,000 μm comprising: a pair of separate diaphragm strips, each of said diaphragm strips comprising two plates, […]1989, Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, page 721
    • An amplitude spatial frequency filter consisting of several transparent and opaque concentric rings and having a microdiaphragm in the center is placed in the frequency plane of the objective lens.1999, Oleg V. Angelsky, Steen G. Hanson, Peter P. Maksimyak, Use of Optical Correlation Techniques for Characterizing Scattering Objects and Media, page 180

Forms of microdiaphragm

pluralmicrodiaphragms

Origin of microdiaphragm

From micro- + diaphragm.

Questions about microdiaphragm

What does microdiaphragm mean?
Microdiaphragm means a very small diaphragm.
What part of speech is microdiaphragm?
Microdiaphragm is a noun.
What is the plural of microdiaphragm?
The plural of microdiaphragm is microdiaphragms.

Words near microdiaphragm in the dictionary

  1. microdialysers
  2. microdialyses
  3. microdialysis
  4. microdialyzer
  5. microdialyzers
  6. microdiaphragm
  7. microdiaphragms
  8. microdick
  9. microdicks
  10. microdifference
  11. microdifferences

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