disc vs diaphragm

diaphragm vs disc

disc and diaphragm both are nouns.

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

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

disc: a flat circular plate
diaphragm: electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves

Other hyponyms of disc include acetate disk, phonograph recording disk, brake disk, deadeye, discus, saucer, Frisbee, coin blank, planchet, hockey puck, puck, token.

disc (noun)	diaphragm (noun)
a flat circular plate	a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove	electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves
(computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored	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
something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate	(anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration

Difference between disc and diaphragm

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