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• titania
  titania

  noun

  synthetic rutile, TiO 2 , used as a gem.
• Titania
  Titania

  noun

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

titania

¹ American  

[tahy-tey-nee-uh] / taɪˈteɪ ni ə /

noun

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

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Titania ² American  

[ti-tey-nee-uh, tahy-] / tɪˈteɪ ni ə, taɪ- /

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.

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Titania ¹ British  

/ 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

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Titania ² British  

/ tɪˈtɑːnɪə /

noun

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

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titania ³ British  

/ taɪˈteɪnɪə /

noun

1. another name for titanium dioxide

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Etymology

Origin of titania

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

Example Sentences

Cubic zirconia and rutile titania could meet demand in theory, but economic modeling by the Columbia team suggests production costs would skyrocket with increased demand.

From Science Daily • Oct. 21, 2025

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 • Oct. 30, 2023

Sierros has overseen the Microgravity Research Team's titania foam studies since 2016.

From Science Daily • Oct. 30, 2023

In 1998, a Japanese ceramics company took titania nanopowders and melted them into a glaze for tiles.

From Newsweek

Companies including Toyota, Panasonic, Fujitsu and Bridgestone all maintain significant brand currency from the aura titania provides, and windows, walls and even roads are coated in the stuff.

From Newsweek