1. (

• germanium ,
• Ge ,
• atomic_number_ ,

) a brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite ;

2. (

• Gaea ,
• Gaia ,
• Ge

) (Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology ;