Titan

[tahyt-n]

noun

1. Classical Mythology.

   1. any of the sons of Uranus and Gaia, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.

   2. Also Titaness any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.

   3. any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaia.

2. the Titan, Helios.

3. Astronomy.,  one of the moons of Saturn.

4. (usually lowercase),  a person or thing of enormous size, strength, power, influence, etc..

   a titan of industry.

5. Military.,  a two-stage, liquid-fueled U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile in service since the late 1950s and designed for launch from underground silos.

adjective

1. (lowercase),  titanic.

Titan

¹

/ ˈtaɪtən /

noun

1. any of a family of primordial gods, the sons and daughters of Uranus (sky) and Gaea (earth)

2. any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea

Titan

²

/ ˈtaɪtən /

noun

1. the largest satellite of the planet Saturn, having a thick atmosphere consisting mainly of nitrogen. Diameter: 5150 km

titan

³

/ ˈtaɪtən /

noun

1. a person of great strength or size

Word History and Origins

Origin of Titan¹

Late Middle English: “the sun, Helios,” from Latin Tītān, from Greek Tītā́n; Titan defs. 1 and Titan 2 were first recorded in 1400–50; Titan def. 3 was first recorded in 1865–70;

Word History and Origins

Origin of Titan¹

C17: from _Titan ¹

Example Sentences

Harbaugh was pleased with the effort he saw from the unit against the Titans.

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They held off the Tennessee Titans 27-20, but saw their outstanding left tackle Joe Alt go down with the same injured ankle that sidelined him earlier this season.

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Tennessee has one win, and that came a month ago to Arizona, and the Titans were rolled by the Rams in Week 2.

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Gadsden had his first opportunity to relax during the mini bye week in the 10-day gap between the Chargers’ win over the Vikings and their game against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.

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The Titans don’t have the firepower to keep up with the scoring.

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