# membered

Pronunciation: US say "MEM-berd" /ˈmɛmbɚd/; UK say "MEM-buhd" /ˈmɛmbəd/

## Adjective

1. Having a specified number of members, such as the ring atoms in a molecular structure.
   - Simple: Made up of a set number of parts, like the atoms that form a ring.
   - _Pyridine forms a six-membered ring in which one nitrogen replaces a carbon._
   - _Chemists often favor five-membered and six-membered rings because they tend to be especially stable._
2. Of a heraldic bird or beast, depicted with legs whose tincture differs from the tincture of the body.
   - Simple: In a coat of arms, having legs of a different color from the body.
   - _On the coat of arms, the silver eagle is membered gules, its talons painted red._
   - _Heralds rendered the swan membered sable to contrast with its white plumage._

## Other meanings

- (adjective) Having limbs.

## Origin

Formed from "member" combined with the suffix "-ed".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/membered (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).