different between aline vs alane

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??la?n/, /æ?la?n/
• Rhymes: -a?n

Etymology 1

From a- +? line, possibly from Middle English alinen (“copulate”), Middle French aligner.

Verb

aline (third-person singular simple present alines, present participle alining, simple past and past participle alined)

1. Obsolete form of align. or misspelling

Etymology 2

From Middle English aline (“in line”)

Adverb

aline (comparative more aline, superlative most aline)

1. In line

Derived terms

• alinement

Anagrams

• Elain, Elian, Elina, Nelia, alien, anile, elain, laine, liane, linea

Middle English

Etymology

a- +? line.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?li?n(?)/

Adverb

aline

1. In (a straight) line.
   • c. 1400, Chaucer

References

• “al?ne, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a?line]

Verb

aline

1. third-person singular present subjunctive of alina
2. third-person plural present subjunctive of alina

English

Noun

alane (plural alanes)

1. (inorganic chemistry) aluminium hydride, AlH₃
2. (organic chemistry) Any organic derivative of this compound

Usage notes

• This is the current IUPAC name, but is to be replaced by alumane because the systematically derived name of the -AlH₂ group would be alanyl which is already used as a derivative of alanine.

Anagrams

• Leana, aneal

Scots

Adjective

alane (not comparable)

1. alone

Adverb

alane (not comparable)

1. alone