An adjustable diaphragm reminiscent of the iris of the eye in its action by which the diameter of an approximately circular opening may be controlled as for regulating the aperture of a lens it consists of a number of movable thin curved plates fastened at regular intervals around the inside of a ring the positions of which are simultaneously adjusted by a single knob on the outside of the lens It is used in cameras and microscopes
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