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 were family, and to this day he remembers that Wilhite’s father attended practice just about every day, sitting in the front row, wearing that trademark white bucket hat.

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McCreary, acquired in an October trade with the Tennessee Titans, was placed on injured reserve on Wednesday after suffering a groin injury in the Rams’ victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.

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And he is acting like a Greek Titan who has descended with the stolen gift of fire, igniting a new age of innovation.

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Nikko Reed, whom the Chargers signed as an undrafted free agent out of Oregon, got his “feet wet” two weeks ago against the Tennessee Titans before being thrust into action against Aaron Rodgers and Steelers.

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The Titans’ offense simply can’t be relied upon to score against this front.

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