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titanic
1[ 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
1First 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.
OTHER WORDS FROM titanic
ti·tan·i·cal·ly, adverbOther 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
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, adverbBritish 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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