membraan

Meaning

1. (neuter) a membrane, thin, often separating, layer of (skin or other) tissue in animal or plant anatomy
2. (neuter) an artefact similar in function and/or construction, e.g. as mechanical part

Concepts

membrane

diaphragm

Synonyms

vlies

dun vlies

diafragma

Translations

Membran

membrane

membrana

membrana

Häutchen

membrana

μεμβράνη

membrana

Membrane

υμένας

membrana

zar

dünnes Häutchen

μεμβράνη/υμένας

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɛmˈbraːn/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French: membrane

In summary

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