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noun (plural: membranes)
  1. A flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments (usually in a plant or animal).
  1. A mechanical membrane, a thin, flat flexible part that can deform or vibrate when excited by an external force.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: membraan
Etymology: From Latin membrana "skin of body"


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