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‖ diazoma|daɪəˈzəʊmə|
[L. diazōma space between the seats in a theatre, a. Gr. διάζωµα girdle, partition, or diaphragm, lobby in a theatre, f. διά through, over + ζῶµα that which is girded, f. ζωννύναι to gird round.]
1. In the ancient Greek theatre: A semicircular passage through the auditorium, parallel to its outer border, and cutting the radial flights of steps at right angles at a point about half way up.
1706Phillips (ed. Kersey), Diazoma, a Girdle or Waste⁓belt; also a broad Footstep on the Stairs of an Amphi-theater. 1820T. S. Hughes Trav. Sicily I. xi. 335 (Stanf.) It is of small dimensions, containing only one diazoma or corridor.
†2. Anat. The diaphragm or midriff. Obs.
1706Phillips (ed. Kersey), Diazoma..in Anatomy the same with the Diaphragm or Midriff. 1883Syd. Soc. Lex., Diazoma, an old name..for the diaphragm. |