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iris diaphragm definition

iris diaphragm

a device consisting of thin, overlapping metal blades that can be adjusted to form an aperture of varying size for camera lenses, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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