brane

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See also: Brane and bráně

English[edit]

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A pair of surfaces joined by wavy line segments.
Open strings attached to a pair of D-branes.

Etymology[edit]

Contracted form of membrane.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

brane (plural branes)

  1. (physics) A hypothetical object extending across a number of (often specified) spatial dimensions, with strings in string theory seen as one-dimensional examples.

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References[edit]

  • Burgess & Quevedo, "The Great Cosmic Roller-Coaster Ride", Scientific American, November 2007, pg. 57.

Anagrams[edit]

Lower Sorbian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbranɛ/, [ˈbranə]

Verb[edit]

brane

  1. inflection of brany:
    1. nominative/accusative singular neuter
    2. nominative/accusative plural

Middle English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old English bræġn.

Noun[edit]

brane

  1. Alternative form of brayn

Etymology 2[edit]

From brayn (noun).

Verb[edit]

brane

  1. Alternative form of braynen

Polish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbra.nɛ/
  • Rhymes: -anɛ
  • Syllabification: bra‧ne

Participle[edit]

brane

  1. inflection of brany:
    1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
    2. nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Noun[edit]

brane

  1. inflection of brana:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural
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