diaphragm vs iris

iris vs diaphragm

diaphragm and iris both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
diaphragm	Yes	No	No	No
iris	Yes	No	No	No

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

diaphragm: a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
iris: diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening

Other hyponyms of diaphragm include iris diaphragm.

diaphragm (noun)	iris (noun)
a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens	diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening
electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves	muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil which in turn controls the amount of light that enters the eye; it forms the colored portion of the eye
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	plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
(anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration

Difference between diaphragm and iris

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