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Meaning of Membrane | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈmɛm.bɹeɪn

Definitions

  1. A flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments.
  2. A mechanical, thin, flat flexible part that can deform or vibrate when excited by an external force.
  3. A flexible or semiflexible covering or waterproofing whose primary function is to exclude water.
  4. A microscopic double layer of lipids and proteins forming the boundary of cells or organelles.
  5. A piece of parchment forming part of a roll.

Equivalents

العربية الغشاء حزاق غشاء فوف
Čeština blána membrána
Ελληνικά μεμβράνη υμένας
فارسی شامه
Suomi kalvo kelmu kermi ketto membraani
Français membrane membrané
עברית קרום
हिन्दी झिल्ली
Հայերեն թաղանթ
Bahasa Indonesia membran selaput
Íslenska himna
Italiano membrana membrane
日本語 まく 皮膜
한국어 피막
മലയാളം പടലം
Nederlands membraan
Português membrana
Русский мембрана
Svenska hinna membran
ไทย เยื่อ
Türkçe zar
Українська мембрана пліва

Examples

“The animal was breathing oxygen that permeated from the water through panels of membrane while carbon dioxide and other unwanted gases moved in the opposite direction—from the animal's enclosed atmosphere into the water.”
“Then they backed the membrane with a gel matrix containing a perfluorocarbon (PFC) propellant and fluorescent "nanobullets" about a micron wide, and hit it with ultrasound.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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