membrane en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈmɛm.bɹeɪn/
Etymology
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.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments. ▸ A mechanical, thin, flat flexible part that can deform or vibrate when excited by an external force.
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(countable, uncountable) A flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments. ▸ A flexible or semiflexible covering or waterproofing whose primary function is to exclude water.
Then they backed the membrane with a gel matrix containing a perfluorocarbon (PFC) propellant and fluorescent "nanobullets" about a micron wide, and hit it with ultrasound.
2016 January 14, Jessica Hall, “Nanoengineers build 'microcannons' that fire light-up bullets filled with drugs”, in ExtremeTech: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.
1964 October 2, “SYNTHETIC FILM CAN ACT AS GILL; Silicone Rubber Membrane Is Announced by G. E.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Nov 2025:
- (countable, uncountable) A flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments. ▸ A microscopic double layer of lipids and proteins forming the boundary of cells or organelles.
- (countable, uncountable) A piece of parchment forming part of a roll.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| membranes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
membranome · membraned · transmembrane · intermembrane · membranotropism · membranoid · hyaline membrane disease · insane in the membrane · collodion membrane · neomembrane · membrane evaporation · membranal · membrane distillation · geomembrane · nanomembrane · membranopathy · extramembrane · antiglomerular basement membrane disease · membranaceous · nonmembrane · membrane-bone · peripheral membrane protein · membraniferous · membraneous · membranophone · membranate · hemimembrane · supermembrane · premembrane · membrane attack complex · supramembrane · perimembrane · membranic · membrane filtration · membrane potential · rupture of membranes · Bruch's membrane · demembranated · membrane protein · cell membrane · integral membrane protein · mycomembrane · submembrane · membranous · membranotropic · thyrohyoid membrane · membranelike · neuromembrane · intramembrane · juxtamembrane · endomembrane · monomembrane · membrane mimetic chemistry · membranectomy · multimembrane · cytomembrane · membranology · biomembrane · mucus membrane · cytoplasmic membrane · membraniform · membranized · membranosome · micromembrane · protected membrane roof · membrane separation · exomembrane · ice dam membrane · pseudomembrane · membrane keyboard · membraneless · complement membrane attack complex · membrane bone
Translations (137)
da membran (enclosing or separating tissue) · sh о̀пна (enclosing or separating tissue) · la membrāna (enclosing or separating tissue) · te పొర (enclosing or separating tissue) · uk мембра́на (mechanical part) · mk мембра́на (enclosing or separating tissue) · cmn 薄膜 (mechanical part) · mi kiriuhi (enclosing or separating tissue) · ru перепо́нка (enclosing or separating tissue) · be бало́на (enclosing or separating tissue) · el μεμβράνη (mechanical part) · ota زار (enclosing or separating tissue) · lv membrāna (enclosing or separating tissue) · hi झिल्ली (flexible covering) · km ភ្នាស (enclosing or separating tissue) · sh membrána (enclosing or separating tissue) · fi kalvo (mechanical part) · bg ци́па (enclosing or separating tissue) · de Membrane (mechanical part) · de Membrane (enclosing or separating tissue) · bg мембра́на (enclosing or separating tissue) · ga seicin (enclosing or separating tissue) · nn hinne (mechanical part) · mi tewe (enclosing or separating tissue) · nb hinne (mechanical part) · fi kermi (flexible covering) · mk ци́па (enclosing or separating tissue) · ru мембра́на (enclosing or separating tissue) · ur پردہ (enclosing or separating tissue) · cs blána (mechanical part) · fa غشا (enclosing or separating tissue) · tr çeper (enclosing or separating tissue) · grc ὑμήν (enclosing or separating tissue) · ru мембра́на (mechanical part) · ja 膜 (enclosing or separating tissue) · eo membrano (enclosing or separating tissue) · uk пере́тинка (enclosing or separating tissue) · ar غِشَاء (enclosing or separating tissue) · bg мембра́на (mechanical part) · he קרום (enclosing or separating tissue) · sk membrána (enclosing or separating tissue) · sh membrána (mechanical part) · sh о̀пна (mechanical part) · nl membraan (mechanical part) · mi rīrapa (enclosing or separating tissue) · ca membrana (enclosing or separating tissue) · fi kalvo (enclosing or separating tissue) · sv hinna (enclosing or separating tissue) · pt membrana (enclosing or separating tissue) · lt plėvė (enclosing or separating tissue) · tl lamad (enclosing or separating tissue) · uk мембра́на (enclosing or separating tissue) · sv membran (enclosing or separating tissue) · be бало́нка (enclosing or separating tissue) · sh мембра́на (mechanical part) · nn membran (enclosing or separating tissue) · sh òpna (mechanical part) · ms kulipis (enclosing or separating tissue) · cs membrána (enclosing or separating tissue) · ko 막 (enclosing or separating tissue) · sl membrana (enclosing or separating tissue) · id membran (mechanical part) · kmr perde (enclosing or separating tissue) · pt membrana (mechanical part) · de Häutchen (enclosing or separating tissue) · be мэмбра́на (mechanical part) · sl opna (enclosing or separating tissue) · it pergamena (enclosing or separating tissue) · th เนื้อเยื่อ (enclosing or separating tissue) · hu hártya (enclosing or separating tissue) · tr zar (enclosing or separating tissue) · cmn 膜 (enclosing or separating tissue) · ro membrană (enclosing or separating tissue) · ml പടലം (mechanical part) · be перапо́нка (enclosing or separating tissue) · mn хальс (enclosing or separating tissue) · el υμένας (enclosing or separating tissue) · sv hinna (mechanical part) · nn membran (mechanical part) · ota زار (flexible covering) · az membran (mechanical part) · nn hinne (enclosing or separating tissue) · hy թաղանթ (mechanical part) · sh мембра́на (enclosing or separating tissue) · be мэмбра́на (enclosing or separating tissue) · ru оболо́чка (enclosing or separating tissue) · it membrana (mechanical part) · gl membrana (enclosing or separating tissue) · es membrana (enclosing or separating tissue) · fr membrane (enclosing or separating tissue) · pl membrana (enclosing or separating tissue) · nb hinne (enclosing or separating tissue) · it membrana (enclosing or separating tissue) · izh obolocka (enclosing or separating tissue) · ro membrane (enclosing or separating tissue) · cmn 薄膜 (enclosing or separating tissue) · pl membrana (mechanical part) · de Membran (enclosing or separating tissue) · lv plēve (enclosing or separating tissue) · be мембра́на (enclosing or separating tissue) · nb membran (enclosing or separating tissue) · hy թաղանթ (enclosing or separating tissue) · fa شامه (enclosing or separating tissue) · gl teaz (enclosing or separating tissue) · et membraan (enclosing or separating tissue) · pl błona (enclosing or separating tissue) · tl bamban (enclosing or separating tissue) · pl błonka (enclosing or separating tissue) · nb membran (mechanical part) · th เยื่อ (enclosing or separating tissue) · ga scannán (enclosing or separating tissue) · sk blana (enclosing or separating tissue) · uk оболо́нка (enclosing or separating tissue) · ml ചർമ്മം (enclosing or separating tissue) · cs blána (enclosing or separating tissue) · is himna (enclosing or separating tissue) · et kile (enclosing or separating tissue) · be мембра́на (mechanical part) · grc μῆνιγξ (enclosing or separating tissue) · mns-nor сыквар (enclosing or separating tissue) · lt membrana (enclosing or separating tissue) · cmn 薄膜 (flexible covering) · de Membran (mechanical part) · id membran (enclosing or separating tissue) · el μεμβράνη (enclosing or separating tissue) · pl zakrywka (enclosing or separating tissue) · fa شامه (mechanical part) · cs membrána (mechanical part) · is himna (mechanical part) · nl membraan (enclosing or separating tissue) · hi झिल्ली (enclosing or separating tissue) · ast membrana (enclosing or separating tissue) · vi màng (enclosing or separating tissue) · az qişa (enclosing or separating tissue) · sh òpna (enclosing or separating tissue) · sv membran (mechanical part) · el υμένας (mechanical part)