brane

See also: Brane, bráně, and branë

English

Etymology

Contracted form of membrane.

Pronunciation

enPR: brān, IPA^(key): /bɹeɪn/
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Homophone: brain
Rhymes: -eɪn

Noun

brane (plural branes)

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

Derived terms

Translations

hypothetical object

Chinese:
Mandarin: 膜 (zh) (mó)
Finnish: braani
French: brane (fr) f
Italian: brana (it) f
Portuguese: brana f
Russian: бра́на (ru) f (brána)
Spanish: brana f
Swedish: bran (sv) n

References

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

Anagrams

Baren, baren, Abner, reban, Arneb, NBAer, Barne, Béarn, Beran, barne, Naber, benar

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbranɛ/, [ˈbranə]

Verb

brane

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

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

brane

alternative form of brayn

Etymology 2

Verb

brane

alternative form of braynen

Polish

Pronunciation

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

Participle

brane

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

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

brane

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