| titan | (n) (Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus; the Titans were offspring of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth) |
| titan | (n) the largest of the satellites of Saturn; has a hazy nitrogen atmosphere |
| titaness | (n) (Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant goddesses who were offspring of Uranus (heaven) and Gaea (earth) in ancient mythology |
| titania | (n) (Middle Ages) the queen of the fairies in medieval folklore |
| titanic | (adj) of great force or power |
| titanic acid | (n) a white weak acid that is a hydrated form of titanium dioxide |
| titanium | (n) a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite, Syn. atomic number 22, Ti |
| titanium dioxide | (n) a white powder used as a pigment for its high covering power and durability, Syn. titanic oxide, titania, titanium oxide |
| titanosaur | (n) amphibious quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur with a long thin neck and whiplike tail; of the Cretaceous mostly in the southern hemisphere, Syn. titanosaurian |
| titanosauridae | (n) herbivorous dinosaurs of the Cretaceous, Syn. family Titanosauridae |
| Titan | a. Titanic. [ 1913 Webster ] The Titan physical difficulties of his enterprise. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| titanate | n. (Chem.) A salt of titanic acid. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Titan crane | . (Mach.) A massive crane with an overhanging counterbalanced arm carrying a traveler and lifting crab, the whole supported by a carriage mounted on track rails. It is used esp. for setting heavy masonry blocks for piers, breakwaters, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| Titanic | prop. n. The name of a large ocean liner which hit an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage from England to New York in 1912, with the loss of hundreds of lives. Also, the name of several movies made about the incident. [ PJC ] |
| titanic | a. Of or relating to Titans, or fabled giants of ancient mythology; hence, enormous in size or strength; as, Titanic structures. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| titanic | a. [ Cf. F. titanique. ] (Chem.) Of or pertaining to titanium; derived from, or containing, titanium; specifically, designating those compounds of titanium in which it has a higher valence as contrasted with the titanous compounds. [ 1913 Webster ]
titanic acid (Chem.), a white amorphous powder, Ti(OH)4, obtained by decomposing certain titanates; -- called also normal titanic acid. By extension, any one of a series of derived acids, called also metatitanic acid, polytitanic acid, etc. --
Titanic iron ore. (Min.) See Menaccanite. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Titaniferous | a. [ Titanium + -ferous: cf. F. titanifère. ] Containing or affording titanium; as, titaniferous magnetite. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Titanite | n. [ Cf. F. titanite; -- so called from containing titanic acid. ] (Min.) See Sphene. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Titanitic | a. Pertaining to, or containing, titanium; as, a titanitic mineral. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Titanium | n. [ NL., fr. L. Titani or Titanes, Gr. &unr_;, the sons of the earth. ] (Chem.) An elementary substance found combined in the minerals manaccanite, rutile, sphene, etc., and isolated as an infusible iron-gray amorphous powder, having a metallic luster. It burns when heated in the air. Symbol Ti. Atomic weight 48.1. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| 钛 | [tài, ㄊㄞˋ, 钛 / 鈦] titanium Ti, transition metal, atomic number 22 #12,757 [Add to Longdo] |
| 大力神 | [dà lì shén, ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄕㄣˊ, 大 力 神] Titan #37,574 [Add to Longdo] |
| 土卫六 | [tǔ wèi liù, ㄊㄨˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄡˋ, 土 卫 六 / 土 衛 六] Titan; Saturn's sixth moon #54,898 [Add to Longdo] |
| 泰坦 | [tài tǎn, ㄊㄞˋ ㄊㄢˇ, 泰 坦] Titan #78,801 [Add to Longdo] |
| 二氧化钛 | [èr yǎng huà tài, ㄦˋ ㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄊㄞˋ, 二 氧 化 钛 / 二 氧 化 鈦] titanium dioxide #80,465 [Add to Longdo] |
