micromembrane

English

Etymology

From micro- +‎ membrane.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛmbɹeɪn

Noun

micromembrane (plural micromembranes)

  1. A very thin membrane, especially a semipermeable one
    • 2015, G. Cantatore, A. Gardikiotis, D.H.H. Hoffmann, M. Karuza, Y.K. Semertzidis, K. Zioutas, “Recent Progress with the KWISP Force Sensor”, in arXiv‎[1]:
      It is designed to detect the pressure exerted by a flux of solar Chameleons on a thin (100 nm) SiN micromembrane thanks to their direct coupling to matter.
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