different between membraneous vs fontanelle

English

Etymology

Either from the Classical Latin membr?neus (“made of parchment”, “consisting of or resembling a membrane”) or formed in English as: membrane +? -eous.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: m?m.br??n?.?s, IPA^(key): /m?m?b?e?.n?.?s/
• (US) enPR: m?m.br??n?.?s, IPA^(key): /m?m?b?e?.ni.?s/
• Rhymes: -e?n??s

Adjective

membraneous (comparative more membraneous, superlative most membraneous)

1. Alternative form of membranous

Usage notes

• Unlike the trisyllabic membranous, membraneous is a tetrasyllable.

English

Alternative forms

• fontanel

Etymology

Borrowed from French fontanelle, from Old French fontenelle.

Noun

fontanelle (plural fontanelles)

1. (anatomy) A soft membraneous spot on the head of a baby due to incomplete fusion of the cranial bones.

Synonyms

• soft spot

Translations

Further reading

• fontanelle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

Old French fontenelle.

Noun

fontanelle f (plural fontanelles)

1. fontanelle

Further reading

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

Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?lle

Noun

fontanelle f

1. plural of fontanella