germinal

• Qui est à un stade très précoce de développement ; relatif au germe ou à l'origine d'une idée ou d'un processus.

Describes something that is in the earliest stage of development; relating to the germ or seed of an idea or process.

1. Containing seeds of later developmentC1formal

   Relating to the earliest stage of development; containing the potential for future growth or ideas.

   germinal (sens figuré)

   • The scientist's germinal research laid the foundation for modern genetics.
   • This essay contains a germinal idea that could revolutionize the field.
   • The artist's early sketches were germinal to his later masterpieces.

   Synonymesembryonicformativeincipientnascentrudimentaryseminal

   Antonymesadvanceddevelopedfinalmatureterminal

• Nom désignant quelque chose qui se trouve au tout premier stade de développement, ou le point à partir duquel quelque chose provient ou commence à croître.

A noun referring to something that is in the earliest stage of development, or a point from which something originates or begins to grow.

1. Early stage of developmentC1formal

   A point or stage at which something begins to develop or grow.

   Stade embryonnaire

   • The project is still in its germinal phase.
   • The germinal idea for the novel came from a dream.
   • The germinal stage of the research was full of uncertainty.