membrane
pronunciation
How to pronounce membrane in British English:
UK [ˈmembreɪn]
How to pronounce membrane in American English:
US [ˈmɛmˌbren]
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- Noun:
- a thin pliable sheet of material
- a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects organs or cells of animals
Word Origin
- membrane (n.)
- early 15c., "thin layer of skin or tissue," a term in anatomy, from Latin membrana "a skin, membrane; parchment (skin prepared for writing)," from membrum "limb, member of the body" (see member). The etymological sense is "that which covers the members of the body."
Example
- 1. In effect , our entire universe is a membrane .
- 2. Membrane structure to separate the exterior and interior space .
- 3. In contrast , animal membrane condoms break easily .
- 4. The system decontaminates urine via membrane filtration and ultraviolet radiation .
- 5. A g-protein-coupled receptor is a protein that floats in a cell 's surface membrane .