titania

¹

[tahy-tey-nee-uh]

noun

1. synthetic rutile, TiO 2 , used as a gem.

Titania

²

[ti-tey-nee-uh, tahy-]

noun

1. (in Shakespeare'sMidsummer Night's Dream ) the wife of Oberon and the queen of fairyland.

2. Astronomy.,  one of the moons of Uranus.

Titania

¹

/ tɪˈtɑːnɪə /

noun

1. (in medieval folklore) the queen of the fairies and wife of Oberon

2. (in classical antiquity) a poetic epithet used variously to characterize Circe, Diana, Latona, or Pyrrha

Titania

²

/ tɪˈtɑːnɪə /

noun

1. the largest of the satellites of Uranus and the second furthest from the planet

titania

³

/ taɪˈteɪnɪə /

noun

1. another name for titanium dioxide

Word History and Origins

Origin of titania¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1920–25; titanium, -a ⁴

Example Sentences

The team's recent experiments focused on how a weightless microgravity environment affects 3D printing using titania foam, a material with potential applications ranging from UV blocking to water purification.

From Science Daily

He said other aerosols such as calcite or titania “might have less impact, but nobody knows. We want to look at them in the laboratory.”

From Scientific American

He said other aerosols such as calcite or titania "might have less impact, but nobody knows. We want to look at them in the laboratory."

From Science Magazine

The self-cleaning titania cover may, in principle, be used on any electrode surface.

From Scientific American

That’s because titania pigment is the whitest of whites, with a brightness and ability to refract light that is unmatched in the world of material sciences.

From Newsweek