Titan

American  

[tahyt-n] / ˈtaɪt 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.

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adjective

1. (lowercase) titanic.

Titan ¹ British  

/ 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

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Titan ² British  

/ ˈtaɪtən /

noun

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

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titan ³ British  

/ ˈtaɪtən /

noun

1. a person of great strength or size

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Etymology

Origin of Titan

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;

Example Sentences

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From The Wall Street Journal

To the world’s grave danger, so does Titan X — a Lovecraftian tentacled behemoth whose emergence triggers Kong into a violent frenzy.

From Salon

Once he wrapped the first season, Godoy continued watching the “One Piece” anime and then branched out to other popular sagas: “Attack on Titan,” “Death Note” and “My Hero Academia.”

From Los Angeles Times

Teams like the Raiders and Titans have significant cap space but many roster holes, with the 10 teams with most space holding over $600 million combined.

From The Wall Street Journal

New research suggests that Saturn's brilliant rings and its largest moon, Titan, may share a violent past shaped by collisions between moons.

From Science Daily

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