Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brane

/bɹeɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables: brane
IPA: /bɹeɪn/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

Contracted form of membrane.

Inflected Forms

branes (plural)

Derived Forms

antibrane braneless braneworld eigenbrane fivebrane fluxbrane multibrane

Phrases

black brane p-brane

Homonyms

brain

Rhymes With

again main pain campaign train brain explain remain gain plane rain chain

Questions

How do you pronounce brane?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɹeɪn/.
What does brane mean?: A hypothetical object extending across a number of (often specified) spatial dimensions, with strings in string theory seen as one-dimensional examples.
Where does brane come from?: Contracted form of membrane.

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