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kalvo.

film, membrane, pellicle (thin layer)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɑlʋo/[ˈkɑ̝lʋo̞]
  1. film, membrane, pellicle (thin layer)

  2. membrane (enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film)

  3. diaphragm (separating membrane or sheet of muscle)

  4. membrane, diaphragm (mechanical, thin, flat flexible part that can deform or vibrate)

  5. diaphragm (vibrating membrane in a speaker)

  6. diaphragm (permeable or semipermeable membrane)

  7. ellipsis of piirtoheitinkalvo (“overhead projector sheet”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · dated · ellipsis · historical
  8. slide (transparent image for projecting)

  9. slide (page of a computer presentation or slideshow)

  10. a calm, glassy surface of a body of water

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *kalvo.

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