birth control device vs diaphragm

diaphragm vs birth control device

birth control device and diaphragm both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
birth control device	Yes	No	No	No
diaphragm	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, diaphragm is a hyponym of birth control device; that is, diaphragm is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than birth control device:

birth control device: an agent or device intended to prevent conception
diaphragm: a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix

Other hyponyms of birth control device include cervical cap, coil, condom, prophylactic, rubber, safe, safety, contraceptive diaphragm, pessary, intrauterine device, IUD, morning-after pill, anovulant, anovulatory drug, birth control pill, contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive, oral contraceptive pill, pill, spermatocide, spermicide.

birth control device (noun)	diaphragm (noun)
an agent or device intended to prevent conception	a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
	electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves
	a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix
	(anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration

Difference between birth control device and diaphragm

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