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

The Titans’ victory left just one winless team: the Jets.

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Vrabel, who previously coached the Titans, was a Patriots stalwart who won three Super Bowls with the team as a linebacker.

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The Raiders might be mediocre, but they’re better than the Titans.

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Good timing by the Cardinals, catching a Titans team that could be low on morale and is definitely low on scoring.

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They combined for 110 yards rushing in a victory over the Tennessee Titans.

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