membrane
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin membrana "skin of body"
[edit] Noun
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membrane (plural membranes)
- A flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments (usually in a plant or animal).
- A mechanical, thin, flat flexible part that can deform or vibrate when excited by an external force.
- A flexible or semi-flexible covering or waterproofing whose primary function is to exclude water.
[edit] Translations
separating tissue
flexible part
[edit] Italian
[edit] Noun
membrane f.
- Plural form of membrana.

