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membrane.

A flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmɛm.bɹeɪn/
  1. 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.

    countable · uncountable
  2. 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.

    countable · uncountable
  3. 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
  4. A piece of parchment forming part of a roll.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word 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.

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