membrane
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membrane
- /ˈmɛm.bɹeɪn/
Rhymes with -ɛmbɹeɪn
Where it comes from
Late Middle English, borrowed from Latin membrāna (“skin or membrane that covers parts of the body”), from membrum (“a limb or member of the body”) + -āna. Doublet of membrana.
noun membranes
- A mechanical, thin, flat flexible part that can deform or vibrate when excited by an external force.
- A flexible or semiflexible covering or waterproofing whose primary function is to exclude water. The animal was breathing oxygen that permeated from the water through panels of membrane while carbon dioxide and other unwanted gases moved in the opposite direction—from the animal's enclosed atmosphere into the water.
- A microscopic double layer of lipids and proteins forming the boundary of cells or organelles.
- A piece of parchment forming part of a roll.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: tissue layer, membranous, plasmalemma, diaphragm, bladder, transmembrane, mucosa, mucous, lamina, respiratory, film, silver, layer, ply, lining, liner
Translations
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noun enclosing or separating tissue
| Español | membrana |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 막 mak |
| 日本語 | 膜 maku |
| 中文 | 膜 mó, 薄膜 bómó |
| हिन्दी | झिल्ली jhillī |
| Português | membrana |
| Français | membrane |
| Deutsch | Membran, Membrane, Häutchen |
| Italiano | membrana, pergamena |
| Ελληνικά | μεμβράνη memvráni, υμένας yménas |
| Română | membrană, membrane |
| Русский | мембра́на membrána, перепо́нка perepónka, оболо́чка obolóčka |
| Tiếng Việt | màng |
| العربية | غِشَاء ḡišāʔ |
| עברית | קרום krum |
Talk about this word "membrane." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/membrane. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. membrane. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/membrane "membrane." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/membrane.Cite this
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title = {membrane},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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