membran

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See also: Membran and membrán

Danish

Etymology

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Noun

membran c (singular definite membranen, plural indefinite membraner)

  1. (anatomy, zootomy, biology) membrane
    Synonym: hinde

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Indonesian

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Etymology

From Dutch membraan, from Middle French membrane, from Latin membrana, itself from membra, plural of membrum (member, limb) + -anus (-ane).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: mèm‧bran

Noun

membran (uncountable)

  1. membrane, a flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments:
    1. (biology) a microscopic double layer of lipids and proteins forming the boundary of cells or organelles.
    2. (engineering) a mechanical, thin, flat flexible part that can deform or vibrate when excited by an external force.

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

From Latin membrana.

Noun

membran m (definite singular membranen, indefinite plural membraner, definite plural membranene)

  1. a membrane
  2. a diaphragm

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin membrana.

Noun

membran m (definite singular membranen, indefinite plural membranar, definite plural membranane)

  1. a membrane
  2. a diaphragm

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Swedish

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Noun

membran n

  1. a membrane

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