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English

Etymology

Contracted form of membrane.

Pronunciation

• enPR: br?n, IPA^(key): /b?e?n/
• Homophone: brain
• Rhymes: -e?n

Noun

brane (plural branes)

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

Derived terms

• black brane

Translations

References

• Burgess & Quevedo, "The Great Cosmic Roller-Coaster Ride", Scientific American, November 2007, pg. 57.

Anagrams

• Abner, Baren, Beran, Béarn, NBAer, Naber, baren, benar

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bran?/, [?bran?]

Verb

brane

1. inflection of brany:
   1. nominative/accusative singular neuter
   2. nominative/accusative plural

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English bræ?n.

Noun

brane

1. Alternative form of brayn

Etymology 2

From brayn (noun).

Verb

brane

1. Alternative form of braynen

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bra.n?/

Participle

brane

1. inflection of brany:
   1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
   2. nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Further reading

• brane in Polish dictionaries at PWN

English

Etymology

From French branler (“to shake”); see further at brawl, etymology 2.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b???l/, /?b???l/, /?b?æn(?)l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?b??l/, /?b?æn(?)l/
• Hyphenation: bran?le (when pronounced as two syllables)

Noun

branle (plural branles)

1. A dance of French origin dating from the 16th century, performed by couples in a circle or a line; the music for this dance.

   Synonyms: brangle, bransle, (all obsolete) brantle

Alternative forms

• brawl

References

Further reading

• branle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• brelan

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b???l/

Noun

branle m (plural branles)

1. shake (act of shaking)
2. (slang) wank (act of masturbating)
3. (nautical) A sailor's hammock on board a ship.

Derived terms

• mettre en branle

Verb

branle

1. inflection of branler:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “branle” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• brelan

Middle French

Alternative forms

• bransle

Noun

branle m (plural branles)

1. branle (dance)

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (branle, supplement)