membrane
A mechanical, thin, flat flexible part that can deform or vibrate when excited by an…A flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments.: A mechanical, thin, flat flexible part that can deform or vibrate when excited by an external force.
» The mucous membrane is very sensitive.
Слизистая оболочка очень чувствительна.
Meaning
4 sensesA flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments.
(countable, uncountable)A mechanical, thin, flat flexible part that can deform or vibrate when excited by an external force.
Membran, Membrane
мембра́наmembrána
мембра́наmembrána
(countable, uncountable)A flexible or semiflexible covering or waterproofing whose primary function is to exclude water.
(countable, uncountable)A microscopic double layer of lipids and proteins forming the boundary of cells or organelles.
Membran, Membrane, Häutchen
мембра́наmembrána, перепо́нкаperepónka, оболо́чкаobolóčka
мембра́наmembrána, пере́тинкаperétynka, оболо́нкаobolónka
(countable, uncountable)A piece of parchment forming part of a roll.
- a thin pliable sheet of material
- a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants
Examples
18 sentencesThe mucous membrane is very sensitive.
ruСлизистая оболочка очень чувствительна.
The eardrum is a thin, impermeable membrane.
ruБарабанная перепонка – это тонкая и непроницаемая мембрана.
The doctor took a swab of the mucous membrane.
deDie Ärztin hat einen Abstrich von der Schleimhaut genommen.
The doctor has taken a swab from the mucous membrane.
deDie Ärztin hat einen Abstrich von der Schleimhaut genommen.
The substance can irritate or corrode the skin, eyes, or mucous membranes.
Translations
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Origin
Late Middle English, borrowed from Latin membrāna (“skin or membrane that covers parts ofLate Middle English, borrowed from Latin membrāna (“skin or membrane that covers parts of the body”), from membrum (“a limb or member of the body”) + -āna. Doublet of membrana.
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Forms
plural: membranesSynonyms
1 synonyms- a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants:tissue layer
Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable