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Membrane vs Duplicature - What's the difference?

membrane | duplicature |

As nouns the difference between membrane and duplicature

is that membrane is membrane while duplicature is a doubling; a fold, as of a membrane.

membrane

Noun

(en noun)
  • A flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments (usually in a plant or animal).
  • A mechanical, thin, flat flexible part that can deform or vibrate when excited by an external force.
  • A flexible or semi-flexible covering or waterproofing whose primary function is to exclude water.
  • Derived terms

    * neomembrane

    duplicature

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A doubling; a fold, as of a membrane.
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