"germane" meaning in English

See germane in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /dʒɜː(ɹ)ˈmeɪn/ [UK], /d͡ʒɝˈmeɪn/ [US] Audio: en-us-germane.ogg , en-au-germane.ogg Forms: more germane [comparative], most germane [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪn, -eɪn Etymology: Variant form of german, adapted in this sense in allusions to its use in Shakespeare's Hamlet. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-}} Head templates: {{en-adj}} germane (comparative more germane, superlative most germane)
  1. Related to a topic of discussion or consideration. Synonyms: pertinent, relevant, apt, on-topic, pertinent, germain [obsolete] Related terms: germanely, germaneness Translations (related to the topic being discussed): уместен (umesten) (Bulgarian), pertinent (Catalan), 有關 (Chinese Mandarin), 有关 (yǒuguān) (Chinese Mandarin), 有關係 (Chinese Mandarin), 有关系 (yǒuguānxi) (Chinese Mandarin), k věci (Czech), podstatný (Czech), relevantní (Czech), významný (Czech), závažný (Czech), relevant (Danish), relevante [plural] (Danish), relevant (Dutch), ter zake (Dutch), van toepassing (Dutch), kohane (Estonian), sobiv (Estonian), asiaankuuluva (Finnish), relevantti (Finnish), olennainen (Finnish), pertinent (French), სათანადო (satanado) (Georgian), შესაფერისი (šesaperisi) (Georgian), შესაბამისი (šesabamisi) (Georgian), რელევანტური (relevanṭuri) (Georgian), relevant (German), ábhartha (Irish), مربوط (marbut) (Persian), istotny (Polish), relewantny (Polish), pertinente (Portuguese), relevante (Portuguese), уме́стный (uméstnyj) (Russian), подходя́щий (podxodjáščij) (Russian), соотве́тствующий (sootvétstvujuščij) (Russian), релева́нтный (relevántnyj) (Russian), относя́щийся к те́ме (otnosjáščijsja k téme) (Russian), релева̀нтан [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), сро̏дан [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), по̀ве̄за̄н [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), relevàntan [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), srȍdan [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), pòvēzān [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), súvisiaci (Slovak), relevantný (Slovak), relacionado (Spanish)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: germanes [plural]
Etymology: From germ(anium) + -ane. Etymology templates: {{af|en|germ(anium)|-ane}} germ(anium) + -ane Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} germane (countable and uncountable, plural germanes)
  1. (inorganic chemistry) germanium tetrahydride, GeH₄ Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Inorganic chemistry, Germanium Translations (germanium tetrahydride): germà [masculine] (Catalan), 甲鍺烷 (Chinese Mandarin), 甲锗烷 (jiǎzhěwán) (Chinese Mandarin), germaan [neuter] (Dutch), germaniumtetrahydridi (Finnish), germane [masculine] (French), გერმანიუმის ტეტრაჰიდრიდი (germaniumis ṭeṭrahidridi) (Georgian), Monogerman (German), germano [masculine] (Italian), germano [masculine] (Portuguese), тетрагидри́д герма́ния (tetragidríd germánija) [masculine] (Russian), germano [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-germane-en-noun-gIlEngfl Disambiguation of Germanium: 8 82 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant wikilinks, English terms suffixed with -ane, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 70 15 Disambiguation of English links with redundant wikilinks: 15 67 18 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ane: 15 64 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 78 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 7 36 7 5 11 28 6 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 40 8 4 12 21 8 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 21 65 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 15 71 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 21 65 14 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 69 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 21 65 14 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 70 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 13 75 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 16 67 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 23 63 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 13 75 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 14 72 14 Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'germanium tetrahydride': 91 9
  2. (organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any organic derivative of this compound. Tags: countable, especially, in-compounds, uncountable Categories (topical): Organic chemistry
    Sense id: en-germane-en-noun-en:chemistry_generic Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: germanium tetrahydride, germanomethane, monogermane
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "Valentine’s Day means different things for different people. For Homer, it means forking over a hundred dollars for a dusty box of chocolates at the Kwik-E-Mart after characteristically forgetting the holiday yet again. For Ned, it’s another opportunity to prove his love for his wife. Most germane to the episode, for Lisa, Valentine’s Day means being the only person in her entire class to give Ralph a Valentine after noticing him looking crestfallen and alone at his desk.",
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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "germanium tetrahydride",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "germano"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "germanium tetrahydride",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "germano"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tetragidríd germánija",
      "sense": "germanium tetrahydride",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "тетрагидри́д герма́ния"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "germanium tetrahydride",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "germano"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "germane"
  ],
  "word": "germane"
}

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