membraneousadj.

Brit.

/mɛmˈbreɪnɪəs/, U.S.

/mɛmˈbreɪniəs/

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin membrāneus , -ous suffix; membrane n., -eous suffix.

Etymology: Either < classical Latin membrāneus made of parchment (in post-classical Latin (c400) also resembling or consisting of a membrane; < membrāna membrane n. + -eus : see -eous suffix) + -ous suffix, or < membrane n. + -eous suffix independently of the Latin word, as membrāneus is not common in classical Latin or post-classical Latin.

Of the nature of or resembling a membrane; consisting of membrane; membranous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily substance > membrane > [adjective]

panniculara1400

webbya1425

membraneous1578

filmy1583

membranous1598

cauly1615

membranaceous1678

membranulous1705

pelliceous1732

membraniform1828

thecal1847

pellicular1853

membranoid1857

thecigerous1860

adventitial1872

theciform1877

thecate1891

theciferous1891

velamentous1891

the world > plants > part of plant > cell or aggregate tissue > [adjective] > of or having a membrane

membranous1658

membranaceous1753

membraneous1764

1578 J. Banister Hist. Man f. 9 Because there it [sc. the Os frontis] is in infantes Membraneous.

1669 R. Boyle Contin. New Exper. Physico-mechanicall: 1st Pt. xlvii. 164 The membraneous substance that lin'd the Cylinders..could not but somewhat straiten their Cavities

1688 R. Boyle Disquis. Final Causes iv. 195 The want of feathers in the wings is supplyed by a broad membraneous expansion.

1764 Philos. Trans. 1763 (Royal Soc.) 53 130 Leaves, having membraneous ciliated footstalks.

1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 308/1 A large crescentic membraneous flap, or valve.

1861 J. Blackwall Hist. Spiders Great Brit. & Ireland I. i. 4 The internal organs of respiration in connexion with the anterior pair of stigmata present the appearance of membraneous sacs formed by lamellæ applied to one another like the leaves of a book.

1967 N. Mailer Why are we in Vietnam? (Intro Beep ii.) 25 Everything you ever thought..your divine intuitions and cloacal glut, all being put down forever on a tiny piece of microfilm (or some such membraneous receptor).

1996 Chiltern Seeds Catal. 237 Big Huckleberry. A small, deciduous shrub with very thin, membraneous leaves.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	membraneous
释义	membraneousadj. Brit. /mɛmˈbreɪnɪəs/, U.S. /mɛmˈbreɪniəs/ Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin membrāneus , -ous suffix; membrane n., -eous suffix. Etymology: Either < classical Latin membrāneus made of parchment (in post-classical Latin (c400) also resembling or consisting of a membrane; < membrāna membrane n. + -eus : see -eous suffix) + -ous suffix, or < membrane n. + -eous suffix independently of the Latin word, as membrāneus is not common in classical Latin or post-classical Latin. Of the nature of or resembling a membrane; consisting of membrane; membranous. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily substance > membrane > [adjective] panniculara1400 webbya1425 membraneous1578 filmy1583 membranous1598 cauly1615 membranaceous1678 membranulous1705 pelliceous1732 membraniform1828 thecal1847 pellicular1853 membranoid1857 thecigerous1860 adventitial1872 theciform1877 thecate1891 theciferous1891 velamentous1891 the world > plants > part of plant > cell or aggregate tissue > [adjective] > of or having a membrane membranous1658 membranaceous1753 membraneous1764 1578 J. Banister Hist. Man f. 9 Because there it [sc. the Os frontis] is in infantes Membraneous. 1669 R. Boyle Contin. New Exper. Physico-mechanicall: 1st Pt. xlvii. 164 The membraneous substance that lin'd the Cylinders..could not but somewhat straiten their Cavities 1688 R. Boyle Disquis. Final Causes iv. 195 The want of feathers in the wings is supplyed by a broad membraneous expansion. 1764 Philos. Trans. 1763 (Royal Soc.) 53 130 Leaves, having membraneous ciliated footstalks. 1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 308/1 A large crescentic membraneous flap, or valve. 1861 J. Blackwall Hist. Spiders Great Brit. & Ireland I. i. 4 The internal organs of respiration in connexion with the anterior pair of stigmata present the appearance of membraneous sacs formed by lamellæ applied to one another like the leaves of a book. 1967 N. Mailer Why are we in Vietnam? (Intro Beep ii.) 25 Everything you ever thought..your divine intuitions and cloacal glut, all being put down forever on a tiny piece of microfilm (or some such membraneous receptor). 1996 Chiltern Seeds Catal. 237 Big Huckleberry. A small, deciduous shrub with very thin, membraneous leaves. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1578
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