A textile fabric having a diamond-shaped pattern formed by alternating directions of thread. / A towel or napkin made from such fabric.

To put diapers on someone. / To draw flowers or figures, as upon cloth.

(geometry) Any straight line between two points on the circumference of a circle that passes through the centre/center of the circle. / (geometry) The length of such a line.

(anatomy) In mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the lungs; also called thoracic diaphragm.

(optics, photography) To reduce lens aperture using an optical diaphragm. / To act as a diaphragm, for example by vibrating.

Diabetes mellitus; any of a group of metabolic diseases whereby a person (or other animal) has high blood sugar due to an inability to produce, or inability to metabolize, sufficient quantities of the hormone insulin.

Capable of distinguishing or of making a distinction. / Of, pertaining to, or serving as a diacritic

A diacritic (mark).

distinguishing / (orthography, not comparable) Denoting a distinguishing mark applied to a letter or character.

A special mark added to a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning.