titanic

¹ American  

[tahy-tan-ik, ti-] / taɪˈtæn ɪk, tɪ- /

adjective

Chemistry.

1. of or containing titanium, especially in the tetravalent state.

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titanic ² American  

[tahy-tan-ik] / taɪˈtæn ɪk /

adjective

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

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

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Titanic ³ American  

[tahy-tan-ik] / taɪˈtæn ɪk /

noun

1. 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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Titanic ¹ British  

/ taɪˈtænɪk /

noun

1. 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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titanic ² British  

/ taɪˈtænɪk /

adjective

1. of or containing titanium, esp in the tetravalent state

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titanic ³ British  

/ taɪˈtænɪk /

adjective

1. possessing or requiring colossal strength

   a titanic battle

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Titanic Cultural  

1. 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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Other Word Forms

• titanically adverb

Etymology

Origin of titanic¹

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

Origin of titanic²

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

Example Sentences

They are seen as a market-listed proxy for both OpenAI and the titanic amounts of capital being committed to the artificial intelligence investment boom.

From Barron's

A titanic figure in the sport, Button bridged eras.

From The Wall Street Journal

If England's crushing defeat in the first Test was a white-knuckle helter-skelter, this opening day in Brisbane was a titanic struggle and not for the faint-hearted.

From BBC

Should France advance as pool winners - and it is difficult to see Japan, USA or Samoa preventing them - Fabien Galthie's side would be primed to try and pick off whoever emerges from that titanic encounter.

From BBC

“The great...no, the enormous...no, the titanic pleasure of your presence is requested at my tea party, to be held Tuesday next.”

From Literature