brane
/bɹeɪn/
brane noun: a hypothetical object extending across a number of (often specified) spatial dimensions, with strings in string theory seen as one-dimensional examples.
Noun
brane (plural branes)
- A hypothetical object extending across a number of (often specified) spatial dimensions, with strings in string theory seen as one-dimensional examples.
Forms of brane
| plural | branes |
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Origin of brane
Contracted form of membrane.
Words formed from brane
Words that rhyme with brane
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- drain
- pane
- gain
- main
- sustain
- vein
- entertain
- skein
- Wayne
- abstain
- bane
- campaign
- champagne
- crane
- entrain
- fain
- insane
- maine
- pain
- plane
- stain
- wane
- Aquitaine
- ascertain
- chicane
- contain
- detain
- explain
- maintain
- mundane
- obtain
- refrain
- remain
- vane
- amain
- arcane
- Blaine
- complain
- deign
- detrain
- distrain
- kane
- ordain
- pertain
- profane
- public domain
- reign
- swain
Questions about brane
- What does brane mean?
- Brane means a hypothetical object extending across a number of (often specified) spatial dimensions, with strings in string theory seen as one-dimensional examples.
- What part of speech is brane?
- Brane is a noun.
- How do you pronounce brane?
- Brane is pronounced /bɹeɪn/.
- What is the plural of brane?
- The plural of brane is branes.
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