titania
noun
synthetic rutile, TiO 2 , used as a gem.
titania
1 American
[tahy-tey-nee-uh]
/ taɪˈteɪ ni ə /
noun
Titania
2
American
[ti-tey-nee-uh, tahy-]
/ tɪˈteɪ ni ə, taɪ- /
noun
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(in Shakespeare'sMidsummer Night's Dream ) the wife of Oberon and the queen of fairyland.
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Astronomy. one of the moons of Uranus.
Titania
1
British
/ tɪˈtɑːnɪə /
noun
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(in medieval folklore) the queen of the fairies and wife of Oberon
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(in classical antiquity) a poetic epithet used variously to characterize Circe, Diana, Latona, or Pyrrha
Titania
2
British
/ tɪˈtɑːnɪə /
noun
titania
3
British
/ taɪˈteɪnɪə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of titania
From New Latin, dating back to 1920–25; see origin at titanium, -a 4
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By embedding a helper enzyme, carbonic anhydrase, into a porous titania structure, the researchers enabled the system to work in a simple bicarbonate solution — similar to sparkling water — without unsustainable additives.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2025
To measure titania foam's effectiveness at blocking UV waves, "we would shine light ranging from the ultraviolet wavelengths up to the visible light spectrum," he explained.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2023
The stuff shows up in products as wide-ranging as ink, toothpaste, cosmetic products, sunblock and plastics, and there’s a whopping pound and half of titania in every gallon of paint.
From Newsweek
Diamond disperses light twice as much as common glass does, but titania disperses it seven times as much.
From Time Magazine Archive
If you slap a coat of a regular old titania pigment–based house paint on your wooden fence out in the yard, it’ll eventually start to crack and peel.
From Newsweek
On larger icy moons such as Titania, another moon of Uranus, the drop in pressure caused by melting would likely crack the ice shell before reaching the triple point for water, the team found.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 2, 2026
Marcin, initially as malignant as Hook and as blinkered as Torvald, eventually grows as repentant and noble as Oberon in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” which will co-star a certain native of Toruń as Titania.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
And you might get another peek at Rausch, who’s dancing Titania on Thursday night and the Act II pas de deux at Saturday’s matinee, before she slips away.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
Last June, Disney and Marvel cast Jamil as Titania, who possesses enough strength to square off against Thor, Wolverine and of course, She-Hulk, in the comic books.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2022
“Remember the production in Somerset? What a superb Titania you were!”
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
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