What does "ga" mean?
Initialism of geographic atrophy.
Ga
name, noun, phrase, symbol
name, noun, phrase, symbol ·1 syllable ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Initialism of geographic atrophy.
- Grammar: ga is listed as name, noun, phrase, symbol.
- Nearest alternatives: atomic number 31, gallium, silver, tabun.
- Usage evidence: The "subject" is the person or object to carry out the action in the sentence. Transformed to Japanese it would be the part that end in "wa" or "ga".
How to use "ga"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Initialism of geographic atrophy. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 2 A member of a particular ethnic group in Ghana and Togo.
"Among the Ga, the people who are indigenous to Ghana's capital, Accra, a woman is entitled to a live sheep on the delivery of her 10th child. The word for it is "nyongmato". […] Lots of very important people among the Gas can testify to this. Unfortunately, I have not met any woman who has actually got a live sheep for having given birth to 10 children."
- 3 a rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element; brittle at low temperatures but liquid above room temperature; occurs in trace amounts in bauxite and zinc ores wordnet
- 4 Initialism of general availability. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 5 the first known nerve agent, synthesized by German chemists in 1936; a highly toxic combustible liquid that is soluble in organic solvents and is used as a nerve gas in chemical warfare wordnet
Show 8 more definitions
- 6 Initialism of general aviation. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 7 Initialism of good article. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 8 Initialism of goal attack. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 9 Initialism of genetic algorithm. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 10 Initialism of goals against. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 11 Initialism of global affairs. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 12 Initialism of granuloma annulare. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 13 Initialism of general admission abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Phrase
- 1 Abbreviation of go ahead. abbreviation, alt-of
Symbol
- 1 Chemical symbol for gallium.
- 2 Symbol for giga-annum(s): gigayears. alt-of, symbol
- 3 Symbol for gigayears ago (giga-annums ago), a unit of time equal to 10⁹ years in the past. alt-of, symbol
Proper Noun
- 1 Abbreviation of General American. England, abbreviation, alt-of
- 2 A Niger-Congo language spoken in Ghana and Togo.
- 3 Abbreviation of Georgia: a state of the United States. US, abbreviation, alt-of
- 4 Abbreviation of Goa: a state of India. abbreviation, alt-of
- 5 Abbreviation of German agent A, US designation for the nerve gas tabun. abbreviation, alt-of
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"The "subject" is the person or object to carry out the action in the sentence. Transformed to Japanese it would be the part that end in "wa" or "ga"."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "ga"?
Common synonyms include: atomic number 31, gallium, silver, tabun.
How do you use "ga" in a sentence?
The "subject" is the person or object to carry out the action in the sentence. Transformed to Japanese it would be the part that end in "wa" or "ga".
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