titanic

titanic

See also: Titanic

English

WOTD – 6 April 2022

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: tītănʹĭk IPA^(key): /taɪˈtænɪk/

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• Rhymes: -ænɪk
• Hyphenation: ti‧tan‧ic

Etymology 1

See Titanic.

Adjective

titanic (not generally comparable, comparative more titanic, superlative most titanic)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Titanic
   1. (not comparable) Of or relating to the Titans, a race of giant gods in Greek mythology.
   2. (by extension)
      1. (comparable) Having great size, or great force, power, or strength.
      2. (not comparable) Of a conflict or contest: involving equally powerful participants.

Derived terms

• titanically
• titanic prime

Etymology 2

From titan(ium) +‎ -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives from nouns), in the case of sense 1 (“of or relating to titanium”) modelled after French titanique.[1]

Adjective

titanic (not comparable)

1. (inorganic chemistry) Of or relating to titanium, especially tetravalent titanium.
2. (mineralogy) Of a mineral, especially iron ore: containing titanium, or from which titanium may be extracted.

   Synonyms: (obsolete) titanian, titaniferous

Derived terms

• fluotitanic acid
• titanate
• titanic acid
• titanic iron ore
• titanico-
• titanic oxide
• titanic schorl

 

Related terms

• titanian
• titaniferous
• titanoan
• titanous

Translations

of or relating to titanium, especially tetravalent titanium

of a mineral, especially iron ore: containing titanium, or from which titanium may be extracted

References

1. “titanic, adj.²”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2022; “titanic², adj.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Further reading

• titanic (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• titanium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Tanitic

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Romanian

Etymology

From French titanique.

Adjective

titanic m or n (feminine singular titanică, masculine plural titanici, feminine and neuter plural titanice)

1. titanic

Declension

Declension of titanic

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	titanic		titanică	titanici	titanice
	definite	titanicul		titanica	titanicii	titanicele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	titanic		titanice	titanici	titanice
	definite	titanicului		titanicei	titanicilor	titanicelor