brane

See also: Brane

English

Etymology

Contracted form of membrane.

Pronunciation

enPR: brān, IPA^(key): /bɹeɪn/
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

black brane

Translations

hypothetical object

Chinese:
Mandarin: 膜 (zh) (mó)
Finnish: braani
French: brane (fr) f

Portuguese: brana f
Russian: брана f (brana)
Spanish: brana f
Swedish: bran (sv) n

References

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

Anagrams

Abner, Beran, Béarn, NBAer, Naber, baren, benar

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbranɛ/, [ˈbranə]

Verb

brane

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

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English bræġen.

Noun

brane

Alternative form of brayn

Etymology 2

From brayn (noun).

Verb

brane

Alternative form of braynen

Polish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbra.nɛ/

Participle

brane

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

Further reading

brane in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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