Videos for K1 to K8(Year 5 to 12) What is Temperature for kids ? Definiton. What is temperature -Meaning and Definition -it is defined as the degree of hotness or coldness of a body.The higher the temperature, the hotter the thing would be and the lower the temperature, the colder it would be.
Medical Definition of Diaphragm (muscle) Diaphragm (muscle): The muscle that separates the chest (thoracic) cavity from the abdomen. The diaphragm is the main muscle of respiration. Contraction of the diaphragm muscle expands the lungs during inspiration when one is breathing air in. We rely heavily on the diaphragm for our respiratory function so that when the diaphragm is impaired, it can compromise our breathing.
Not to be confused with Pelvic Diaphragm. In optics, a diaphragm is a thin opaque structure with an opening (aperture) at its center.The role of the diaphragm is to stop the passage of light, except for the light passing through the aperture.Thus it is also called a stop (an aperture stop, if it limits the brightness of light reaching the focal plane, or a field stop or flare stop for other uses of diaphragms in lenses).he role of the diaphragm is to stop the passage of light, except for the light passing through the aperture. Thus it is also called a stop (an aperture stop, if it limits the brightness of light reaching the focal plane, or a field stop or flare stop for other uses of diaphragms in lenses).