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# membranous

adjective (membranous)

«membranous» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (science) Made of a membrane, or like a membrane: thin, soft and skin-like, often so thin you can almost see through it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/membranous/#m1)
2. (science) Having thin skin-like parts, like a bat's or insect's wings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/membranous/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science, «membranous» describes thin layers in plants and animals: bat wings, insect wings, the skin inside an eggshell, and membranes around cells. It is a formal biology word. Phrases: «membranous wings», «a membranous layer».

### Examples

- Bats have membranous wings stretched between their fingers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/membranous/#x1)
- Dragonflies have clear, membranous wings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/membranous/#x2)
- Inside the eggshell is a thin, membranous layer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/membranous/#x3)
- The frog's feet are joined by membranous webs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/membranous/#x4)
- The onion skin is thin and membranous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/membranous/#x5)
- Under the microscope we saw a membranous sheet of cells. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/membranous/#x6)
- Some seeds have membranous wings to help them fly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/membranous/#x7)
- The pterosaur had large membranous wings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/membranous/#x8)

### Note

Adjective from «membrane». Pronounced «MEM-bra-nus». Formal science word. Not a maths word.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «membranous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/membranous/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«membranous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/membranous.html) on Mova free.