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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

Noun Inflected Forms

• 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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

ti Ti tis

Kumu Charlani Kalama, whose title “kumu” is the Hawaiian language term for master teacher, performed a blessing with ti leaves and salt.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 25, 2023

Meta removed the Sango ti Be-Africa after Reuters questions about the page.

From Reuters ● Jun. 21, 2023

Each individual can donate four combinations of two traits: TI, Ti, tI, or ti, meaning that there are 16 possibilities of offspring genotypes.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

The Beach hit .304, well below their .353 season average, and squandered a five-point lead in the second set, relinquishing momentum to Hawaii and its vocal fans who waved plastic ti leaves and Hawaiian flags.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2022

On either side and above me are ti leaves, illuminated by the fading daylight.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

His acclaimed "Debi Tirar Mas Fotos" is just the second Spanish-language record ever nominated for the most coveted Grammy -- the first was also his, when "Un Verano Sin Ti" was tipped in 2022.

From Barron's ● Jan. 31, 2026

Understanding the finite details of strengthening β-type Ti alloys will help improve biomedical titanium implants, which provide invaluable support for people suffering from degenerative bone condition or aging populations.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2024

The aliens, known as the San Ti or Three-Body, have lived in a stable era long enough to develop interstellar communication and travel.

From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2024

After wrapping, she made a movie with Ti West called “MaXXXine,” “a very different kind of filmmaking that’s much faster and less reverential in tone.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2024

Solfege corresponds to the notes of the major scale, using the syllables Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, and Ti.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

Anne's letters were full of affection, as when she told Churchill that "tis impossible for you ever to believe how much I love you except you saw my heart."

From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2022

“I think tis time for our state to have that debate and voters to get to decide for themselves what sort of system of absentee voting they are comfortable with,” Kolodin said.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 3, 2022

People greet her on the street with her catchphrase, “Sure, tis only butter.”

From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2020

Alex Rios had two hits and a walk for Chicago, tis third straight game with two hits.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 12, 2011

Come Evening, I am in my Chair & I hear a Tread upon the Stair & I call out Aina, Aina, but tis not her.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson