What does membranous mean?

membranous means "relating to or made of or similar to a membrane". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in membranous?

membranous has 3 syllables: mem-bra-nous. The stress falls on "mem". In IPA it is /ˈmɛmbɹənəs/.

What is another word for membranous?

Close synonyms include membrane-forming. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is membranous a common word?

membranous is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

membranous — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
relating to or made of or similar to a membrane
“membranous lining”
2.
characterized by formation of a membrane (or something resembling a membrane)
“membranous gastritis”
Synonymsmembrane-forming
Similarunhealthy

Questions about membranous

What does membranous mean?: membranous means "relating to or made of or similar to a membrane". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in membranous?: membranous has 3 syllables: mem-bra-nous. The stress falls on "mem". In IPA it is /ˈmɛmbɹənəs/.

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