PELLICLE


Meaning of PELLICLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpe-li-kəl ]

noun

Etymology: Middle French pellicule, from Medieval Latin pellicula, from Latin, diminutive of pellis

Date: 1541

: a thin skin or film: as

a. : an outer membrane of some protozoans (as euglenoids or paramecia)

b. : a film that reflects a part of the light falling upon it and transmits the rest and that is used for dividing a beam of light (as in a photographic device)

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