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diaphragm

/ˈdaɪəfˌɹæm/DIGH-uh-fram
/ˈdaɪəfˌɹæm/DIGH-uh-fram

Meaningpartition

Common meaning: muscle below the lungs used in breathing

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√BHARK or BHRAK‘shut in, stop up, cram’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 233, p. 738 · scan
  2. Greekdiaphragma‘partition’source
  3. Frenchmeaning shiftspartition → midriffdiaphragme‘midriff’source
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsmidriff → muscle below the lungs used in breathingdiaphragm‘muscle below the lungs used in breathing’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Greek diaphragma ‘partition’.

Roots

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