English Explanatory Dictionary

brane

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

brān /bɹeɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-brain.wav en-us-brain.ogg

Word forms

brane branes

Etymology

Contracted form of membrane.

Derived words

antibrane black brane braneless braneworld eigenbrane fivebrane fluxbrane multibrane p-brane
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