Titan
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaia, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also Ti·tan·ess [tahyt-n-is]. /ˈtaɪt n ɪs/. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaia.
the Titan, Helios.
Astronomy. one of the moons of Saturn.
(usually lowercase) a person or thing of enormous size, strength, power, influence, etc.: a titan of industry.
Military. a two-stage, liquid-fueled U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile in service since the late 1950s and designed for launch from underground silos.
(lowercase) titanic2 (def. 2).
Origin of Titan
1Words Nearby Titan
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How to use Titan in a sentence
Lakes on Titan are full of methane, and the chemical is a major component of the giant planets Jupiter, Neptune, and so forth.
Perhaps the greatest irony remains that civil rights Titan Caesar Chavez was a lifelong opponent of illegal immigration.
Titan and GE officials did not respond to requests for comment.
Exclusive: Did This Manhattan Firm Help Shield a Russian Fund From Sanctions? | Bill Conroy | November 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut Attack on Titan deserves to be respected as more than just another beautiful, easy Netflix binge.
This Author Kills More Darlings Than George R.R. Martin | David Levesley | September 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe proposed Titan Mare Explorer (TiME), for example, would place a boat on either Ligeia Mare or Kraken Mare.
A Cloud Forms Over Saturn’s Mysterious Moon | Matthew R. Francis | August 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
And then another Titan effort, and suddenly—incredibly—there burst upon Thyrsis' sight an apparition.
Love's Pilgrimage | Upton SinclairThere was a narrow rift here between the Titan cliffs of darkness and he—the ship he was in—was fleeing across that rift.
The Stars, My Brothers | Edmond HamiltonHe tells her a ghastly story of a Titan soul who starved in a garret and shot himself, crushed by the mockery of the world.
Love's Pilgrimage | Upton SinclairHe spoke of Dante and Angelo, who were two of his heroes; he told of great experiences among the latter's Titan frescos.
Love's Pilgrimage | Upton SinclairWho was there to make that Titan agony real to them, to point them to the high destinies of the Republic?
Love's Pilgrimage | Upton Sinclair
British Dictionary definitions for titan (1 of 3)
/ (ˈtaɪtən) /
a person of great strength or size
Origin of titan
1British Dictionary definitions for Titan (2 of 3)
feminine Titaness
/ (ˈtaɪtən) /
any of a family of primordial gods, the sons and daughters of Uranus (sky) and Gaea (earth)
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea
British Dictionary definitions for Titan (3 of 3)
/ (ˈtaɪtən) /
the largest satellite of the planet Saturn, having a thick atmosphere consisting mainly of nitrogen. Diameter: 5150 km
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