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• ti
  ti

  noun

  the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
• Ti
  Ti

  titanium.

ti

¹ American  

[tee] / ti /

Also te

noun

Music.

tis plural

1. the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.

2. (in the fixed system of solmization) the tone B.

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ti ² American  

[tee] / ti /

noun

tis plural

1. a widely cultivated tropical plant, Cordyline terminalis, of the agave family, having narrow, leathery, often variegated leaves and yellowish, white, or reddish flowers.

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Ti ³ American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. titanium.

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ti ¹ British  

/ tiː /

noun

1. a woody palmlike agave plant, Cordyline terminalis, of the East Indies, having white, mauve, or reddish flowers. The sword-shaped leaves are used for garments, fodder, thatch, etc, and the root for food and liquor

2. a similar and related plant, Cordyline australis, of New Zealand

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Ti ² British  

symbol

1. titanium

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ti ³ British  

/ tiː /

noun

1. music a variant spelling of te

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• tis
  plural

Etymology

Origin of ti¹

First recorded in 1835–45; substituted for si to avoid confusion with the sharp of sol; see gamut

Origin of ti²

Borrowed into English from Polynesian around 1830–40