brane en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Contracted form of membrane.
Meanings
- A hypothetical object extending across a number of (often specified) spatial dimensions, with strings in string theory seen as one-dimensional examples.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| branes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
black brane · antibrane · fluxbrane · multibrane · braneworld · eigenbrane · p-brane · fivebrane · braneless
Translations (8)
es brana (hypothetical object) · fr brane (hypothetical object) · pt brana (hypothetical object) · ru бра́на (hypothetical object) · cmn 膜 (hypothetical object) · fi braani (hypothetical object) · sv bran (hypothetical object) · it brana (hypothetical object)