titanic

[ tahy-tan-ik, ti- ]

/ taɪˈtæn ɪk, tɪ- /

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adjective Chemistry.

of or containing titanium, especially in the tetravalent state.

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Origin of titanic

First recorded in 1820–30; titan(ium) + -ic

Words nearby titanic

tit, Titan, titanate, Titanesque, titania, titanic, titanic acid, titanic oxide, titaniferous, Titanism, titanite

Other definitions for titanic (2 of 3)

titanic²

[ tahy-tan-ik ]

/ taɪˈtæn ɪk /

adjective

(initial capital letter) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Titans.

Also titan. of enormous size, strength, power, etc.; gigantic.

Origin of titanic

From the Greek word Tītānikós, dating back to 1650–60. See Titan, -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM titanic

ti·tan·i·cal·ly, adverb

Other definitions for titanic (3 of 3)

Titanic

[ tahy-tan-ik ]

/ taɪˈtæn ɪk /

noun

RMS Titanic, a British luxury liner that sank after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage in April 1912, with a loss of more than 1,500 lives.

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How to use titanic in a sentence

He got his wish for a silly role Saturday night, returning to the desk for the 109th anniversary of the Titanic’s demise to play the iceberg that sank the British luxury liner.
Bowen Yang steals SNL playing the iceberg that sank the Titanic|Sonia Rao|April 11, 2021|Washington Post
I don’t feel like a lot of the men, especially men in power, stand up in their position and hold on to the women who are about to fall over the Titanic and make sure the ship doesn’t sink.
21 Years After Her Debut, Trina Is Still ‘Da Baddest’|Brande Victorian|March 19, 2021|Essence.com
From abroad, movies including Titanic, Frozen and Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone have topped the box office charts.
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There is likely to be a titanic legal battle one day between local governments and the fossil-fuel energy companies that officials blame for the climate-change damage they say their cities have suffered.
Supreme Court hears dispute with big implications for climate-change litigation|Robert Barnes|January 19, 2021|Washington Post

The minute-long video features a band playing, “Nearer My God To Thee,” believed to be the final song played by the band on the Titanic.
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“A turning point in my life was when I watched the movie Titanic,” Yeonmi told the audience at the Oslo Freedom Forum.
How ‘Titanic ’Helped This Brave Young Woman Escape North Korea’s Totalitarian State|Lizzie Crocker|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You know, James Cameron: the director of The Terminator, True Lies, Titanic, and Avatar, among other obscure movies.
James Cameron Dives into the Ocean's Abyss|Andrew Romano|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And while I may have put a bunch of stunt guys in peril on Titanic, it was my ass in the sphere on the dive.
James Cameron Dives into the Ocean's Abyss|Andrew Romano|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The American people largely thought him a crazy man in 1964, and of course he lost to Johnson by titanic proportions.
The Roots of the GOP’s Race Problem|Michael Tomasky|May 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Titanic once bet $10,000 that Nick (the Greek) Dandolos, another high operator, would not sink a 25-foot putt.
Portrait of the Consummate Con Man|John Lardner|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then came the end: the Titanic, with a low long slanting dive went down and with her Thomas Andrews.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
She was here, and the place was about to be blasted by some titanic explosive of the Croen science creation!
Valley of the Croen|Lee Tarbell
At every turn in the river the panorama changed, and they beheld new marvels of this Titanic architecture.
Overland|John William De Forest
So far as can be ascertained, it was never heard of by anyone on board the Titanic outside the Marconi room.
Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic'|British Government
This message was from the steamship Californian to the steamship Antillian, but was picked up by the Titanic.
Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic'|British Government

British Dictionary definitions for titanic (1 of 3)

titanic¹

/ (taɪˈtænɪk) /

adjective

of or containing titanium, esp in the tetravalent state

British Dictionary definitions for titanic (2 of 3)

titanic²

/ (taɪˈtænɪk) /

adjective

possessing or requiring colossal strengtha titanic battle

Derived forms of titanic

titanically, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for titanic (3 of 3)

Titanic

/ (taɪˈtænɪk) /

noun

the Titanic a luxury British liner that struck an iceberg near Newfoundland on its maiden voyage on the night of April 14–15, 1912, with the loss of 1513 lives

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Cultural definitions for titanic

Titanic

A British luxury ocean liner, thought to be unsinkable, which nevertheless sank on its first voyage in 1912 after running into an iceberg in the north Atlantic Ocean. More than fifteen hundred people drowned.

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