membraan

Dutch (Brabantic)

/mɛmˈbraːn/

noun
Definitions
  • A membrane, thin, often separating, layer of (skin or other) tissue in animal or plant anatomy
  • An artefact similar in function and/or construction, e.g. as mechanical part

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French membrane derived from Latin membrana (parchment, membrane).

Origin

Latin

membrana

Gloss

parchment, membrane

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