Ge

Ge

The symbol for the element germanium.

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Ge Chem germanium

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Ge

The symbol for germanium.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Ge - a brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite atomic number 32, germanium chemical element, element - any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter argyrodite - a rare steel-grey mineral consisting of silver and germanium and sulfur germanite - a rare reddish-grey mineral consisting of a copper iron germanium sulfide semiconducting material, semiconductor - a substance as germanium or silicon whose electrical conductivity is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulator; its conductivity increases with temperature and in the presence of impurities
	2.	Ge - (Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology Gaea, Gaia Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks