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titan
(encz) | titan,gigant n: Zdeněk Brož |
titan
(encz) | titan,obr n: Zdeněk Brož |
titan
(encz) | titan,titán n: Zdeněk Brož |
titan
(czen) | titan,titaniumn: Zdeněk Brož |
Titan
(gcide) | Titan \Ti"tan\ (t[imac]"tan), a.
Titanic.
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The Titan physical difficulties of his enterprise. --I.
Taylor.
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titan
(wn) | titan
n 1: a person of exceptional importance and reputation [syn:
colossus, behemoth, giant, heavyweight, titan]
2: (Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant gods who ruled
the Earth until overthrown by Zeus; the Titans were offspring
of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth)
3: the largest of the satellites of Saturn; has a hazy nitrogen
atmosphere |
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antitank
(encz) | antitank,protitankový Pavel Cvrček |
titan arum
(encz) | titan arum, n: |
titania
(encz) | titania, n: |
titanic
(encz) | titanic,kolosální adj: Zdeněk Brožtitanic,titánský adj: Zdeněk Brož |
titanic acid
(encz) | titanic acid, n: |
titanic oxide
(encz) | titanic oxide, n: |
titanically
(encz) | titanically,titánsky adv: Zdeněk Brož |
titanium
(encz) | titanium,titan n: Zdeněk Brož |
titanium dioxide
(encz) | titanium dioxide, n: |
titanium oxide
(encz) | titanium oxide, n: |
titanosaur
(encz) | titanosaur, n: |
titanosaurian
(encz) | titanosaurian, n: |
protitankový
(czen) | protitankový,antitank Pavel Cvrček |
Carpocapsa saltitans
(gcide) | Jumping \Jump"ing\, p. a. & vb. n.
of Jump, to leap.
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Jumping bean, a seed of a Mexican Euphorbia, containing
the larva of a moth (Carpocapsa saltitans). The larva by
its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and
jump about.
Jumping deer (Zool.), a South African rodent ({Pedetes
Caffer}), allied to the jerboa.
Jumping louse (Zool.), any of the numerous species of plant
lice belonging to the family Psyllid[ae], several of
which are injurious to fruit trees.
Jumping mouse (Zool.), North American mouse ({Zapus
Hudsonius}), having a long tail and large hind legs. It is
noted for its jumping powers. Called also {kangaroo
mouse}.
Jumping mullet (Zool.), gray mullet.
Jumping shrew (Zool.), any African insectivore of the genus
Macroscelides. They are allied to the shrews, but have
large hind legs adapted for jumping.
Jumping spider (Zool.), spider of the genus Salticus and
other related genera; one of the Saltigrad[ae]; -- so
called because it leaps upon its prey.
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Cassia nictitans
(gcide) | Sensitive \Sen"si*tive\, a. [F. sensitif. See Sense.]
1. Having sense of feeling; possessing or exhibiting the
capacity of receiving impressions from external objects;
as, a sensitive soul.
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2. Having quick and acute sensibility, either to the action
of external objects, or to impressions upon the mind and
feelings; highly susceptible; easily and acutely affected.
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She was too sensitive to abuse and calumny.
--Macaulay.
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3.
(a) (Mech.) Having a capacity of being easily affected or
moved; as, a sensitive thermometer; sensitive scales.
(b) (Chem. & Photog.) Readily affected or changed by
certain appropriate agents; as, silver chloride or
bromide, when in contact with certain organic
substances, is extremely sensitive to actinic rays.
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4. Serving to affect the sense; sensible. [R.]
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A sensitive love of some sensitive objects.
--Hammond.
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5. Of or pertaining to sensation; depending on sensation; as,
sensitive motions; sensitive muscular motions excited by
irritation. --E. Darwin.
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Sensitive fern (Bot.), an American fern ({Onoclea
sensibilis}), the leaves of which, when plucked, show a
slight tendency to fold together.
Sensitive flame (Physics), a gas flame so arranged that
under a suitable adjustment of pressure it is exceedingly
sensitive to sounds, being caused to roar, flare, or
become suddenly shortened or extinguished, by slight
sounds of the proper pitch.
Sensitive joint vetch (Bot.), an annual leguminous herb
(Aeschynomene hispida), with sensitive foliage.
Sensitive paper, paper prepared for photographic purpose by
being rendered sensitive to the effect of light.
Sensitive plant. (Bot.)
(a) A leguminous plant (Mimosa pudica, or {Mimosa
sensitiva}, and other allied species), the leaves of
which close at the slightest touch.
(b) Any plant showing motions after irritation, as the
sensitive brier (Schrankia) of the Southern States,
two common American species of Cassia ({Cassia
nictitans}, and Cassia Chamaecrista), a kind of
sorrel (Oxalis sensitiva), etc.
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Sen"si*tive*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]Wild \Wild\, a. [Compar. Wilder; superl. Wildest.] [OE.
wilde, AS. wilde; akin to OFries. wilde, D. wild, OS. & OHG.
wildi, G. wild, Sw. & Dan. vild, Icel. villr wild,
bewildered, astray, Goth. wilpeis wild, and G. & OHG. wild
game, deer; of uncertain origin.]
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1. Living in a state of nature; inhabiting natural haunts, as
the forest or open field; not familiar with, or not easily
approached by, man; not tamed or domesticated; as, a wild
boar; a wild ox; a wild cat.
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Winter's not gone yet, if the wild geese fly that
way. --Shak.
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2. Growing or produced without culture; growing or prepared
without the aid and care of man; native; not cultivated;
brought forth by unassisted nature or by animals not
domesticated; as, wild parsnip, wild camomile, wild
strawberry, wild honey.
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The woods and desert caves,
With wild thyme and gadding vine o'ergrown.
--Milton.
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3. Desert; not inhabited or cultivated; as, wild land. "To
trace the forests wild." --Shak.
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4. Savage; uncivilized; not refined by culture; ferocious;
rude; as, wild natives of Africa or America.
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5. Not submitted to restraint, training, or regulation;
turbulent; tempestuous; violent; ungoverned; licentious;
inordinate; disorderly; irregular; fanciful; imaginary;
visionary; crazy. "Valor grown wild by pride." --Prior. "A
wild, speculative project." --Swift.
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What are these
So withered and so wild in their attire ? --Shak.
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With mountains, as with weapons, armed; which makes
Wild work in heaven. --Milton.
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The wild winds howl. --Addison.
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Search then the ruling passion, there, alone
The wild are constant, and the cunning known.
--Pope.
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6. Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered; as, a wild
roadstead.
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7. Indicating strong emotion, intense excitement, or
?ewilderment; as, a wild look.
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8. (Naut.) Hard to steer; -- said of a vessel.
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Note: Many plants are named by prefixing wild to the names of
other better known or cultivated plants to which they a
bear a real or fancied resemblance; as, wild allspice,
wild pink, etc. See the Phrases below.
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To run wild, to go unrestrained or untamed; to live or
untamed; to live or grow without culture or training.
To sow one's wild oats. See under Oat.
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Wild allspice. (Bot.), spicewood.
Wild balsam apple (Bot.), an American climbing
cucurbitaceous plant (Echinocystis lobata).
Wild basil (Bot.), a fragrant labiate herb ({Calamintha
Clinopodium}) common in Europe and America.
Wild bean (Bot.), a name of several leguminous plants,
mostly species of Phaseolus and Apios.
Wild bee (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee
when it has escaped from domestication and built its nest
in a hollow tree or among rocks.
Wild bergamot. (Bot.) See under Bergamot.
Wild boar (Zool.), the European wild hog (Sus scrofa),
from which the common domesticated swine is descended.
Wild brier (Bot.), any uncultivated species of brier. See
Brier.
Wild bugloss (Bot.), an annual rough-leaved plant
(Lycopsis arvensis) with small blue flowers.
Wild camomile (Bot.), one or more plants of the composite
genus Matricaria, much resembling camomile.
Wild cat. (Zool.)
(a) A European carnivore (Felis catus) somewhat
resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and
having a short tail. It is destructive to the smaller
domestic animals, such as lambs, kids, poultry, and
the like.
(b) The common American lynx, or bay lynx.
(c) (Naut.) A wheel which can be adjusted so as to revolve
either with, or on, the shaft of a capstan. --Luce.
Wild celery. (Bot.) See Tape grass, under Tape.
Wild cherry. (Bot.)
(a) Any uncultivated tree which bears cherries. The wild
red cherry is Prunus Pennsylvanica. The wild black
cherry is Prunus serotina, the wood of which is much
used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a
compact texture.
(b) The fruit of various species of Prunus.
Wild cinnamon. See the Note under Canella.
Wild comfrey (Bot.), an American plant ({Cynoglossum
Virginicum}) of the Borage family. It has large bristly
leaves and small blue flowers.
Wild cumin (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant
(Lag[oe]cia cuminoides) native in the countries about
the Mediterranean.
Wild drake (Zool.) the mallard.
Wild elder (Bot.), an American plant (Aralia hispida) of
the Ginseng family.
Wild fowl (Zool.) any wild bird, especially any of those
considered as game birds.
Wild goose (Zool.), any one of several species of
undomesticated geese, especially the Canada goose ({Branta
Canadensis}), the European bean goose, and the graylag.
See Graylag, and Bean goose, under Bean.
Wild goose chase, the pursuit of something unattainable, or
of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild goose.
--Shak.
Wild honey, honey made by wild bees, and deposited in
trees, rocks, the like.
Wild hyacinth. (Bot.) See Hyacinth, 1
(b) .
Wild Irishman (Bot.), a thorny bush (Discaria Toumatou)
of the Buckthorn family, found in New Zealand, where the
natives use the spines in tattooing.
Wild land.
(a) Land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it
unfit for cultivation.
(b) Land which is not settled and cultivated.
Wild licorice. (Bot.) See under Licorice.
Wild mammee (Bot.), the oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a
tropical American tree (Rheedia lateriflora); -- so
called in the West Indies.
Wild marjoram (Bot.), a labiate plant (Origanum vulgare)
much like the sweet marjoram, but less aromatic.
Wild oat. (Bot.)
(a) A tall, oatlike kind of soft grass ({Arrhenatherum
avenaceum}).
(b) See Wild oats, under Oat.
Wild pieplant (Bot.), a species of dock ({Rumex
hymenosepalus}) found from Texas to California. Its acid,
juicy stems are used as a substitute for the garden
rhubarb.
Wild pigeon. (Zool.)
(a) The rock dove.
(b) The passenger pigeon.
Wild pink (Bot.), an American plant ({Silene
Pennsylvanica}) with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of
catchfly.
Wild plantain (Bot.), an arborescent endogenous herb
(Heliconia Bihai), much resembling the banana. Its
leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the West Indies
as coverings for packages of merchandise.
Wild plum. (Bot.)
(a) Any kind of plum growing without cultivation.
(b) The South African prune. See under Prune.
Wild rice. (Bot.) See Indian rice, under Rice.
Wild rosemary (Bot.), the evergreen shrub {Andromeda
polifolia}. See Marsh rosemary, under Rosemary.
Wild sage. (Bot.) See Sagebrush.
Wild sarsaparilla (Bot.), a species of ginseng ({Aralia
nudicaulis}) bearing a single long-stalked leaf.
Wild sensitive plant (Bot.), either one of two annual
leguminous herbs (Cassia Chamaecrista, and {Cassia
nictitans}), in both of which the leaflets close quickly
when the plant is disturbed.
Wild service.(Bot.) See Sorb.
Wild Spaniard (Bot.), any one of several umbelliferous
plants of the genus Aciphylla, natives of New Zealand.
The leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the
plants form an impenetrable thicket.
Wild turkey. (Zool.) See 2d Turkey.
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Cersopithecus nictitans
(gcide) | Wink \Wink\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Winked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Winking.] [OE. winken, AS. wincian; akin to D. wenken, G.
winken to wink, nod, beckon, OHG. winchan, Sw. vinka, Dan.
vinke, AS. wancol wavering, OHG. wanchal wavering, wanch?n to
waver, G. wanken, and perhaps to E. weak; cf. AS. wincel a
corner. Cf. Wench, Wince, v. i.]
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1. To nod; to sleep; to nap. [Obs.] "Although I wake or
wink." --Chaucer.
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2. To shut the eyes quickly; to close the eyelids with a
quick motion.
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He must wink, so loud he would cry. --Chaucer.
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And I will wink, so shall the day seem night.
--Shak.
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They are not blind, but they wink. --Tillotson.
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3. To close and open the eyelids quickly; to nictitate; to
blink.
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A baby of some three months old, who winked, and
turned aside its little face from the too vivid
light of day. --Hawthorne.
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4. To give a hint by a motion of the eyelids, often those of
one eye only.
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Wink at the footman to leave him without a plate.
--Swift.
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5. To avoid taking notice, as if by shutting the eyes; to
connive at anything; to be tolerant; -- generally with at.
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The times of this ignorance God winked at. --Acts
xvii. 30.
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And yet, as though he knew it not,
His knowledge winks, and lets his humors reign.
--Herbert.
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Obstinacy can not be winked at, but must be subdued.
--Locke.
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6. To be dim and flicker; as, the light winks.
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Winking monkey (Zool.), the white-nosed monkey
(Cersopithecus nictitans).
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Latitancy
(gcide) | Latitancy \Lat"i*tan*cy\, n. [See Latitant.]
Act or state of lying hid, or lurking. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
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Latitant
(gcide) | Latitant \Lat"i*tant\, a. [L. latitans, pr. of latitare to lie
hid, to lurk, v. intens. fr. latere to be hid: cf. F.
latitant.]
Lying hid; concealed; latent. [R.]
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Metatitanic
(gcide) | Metatitanic \Met`a*ti*tan"ic\, a. [Pref. meta- + titanic.]
(Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid of titanium
analogous to metasilicic acid.
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metatitanic acid
(gcide) | titanic \ti*tan"ic\ (t[-i]*t[a^]n"[i^]k), a. [Cf. F. titanique.]
(Chem.)
Of or pertaining to titanium; derived from, or containing,
titanium; specifically, designating those compounds of
titanium in which it has a higher valence as contrasted with
the titanous compounds.
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titanic acid (Chem.), a white amorphous powder, Ti(OH)4,
obtained by decomposing certain titanates; -- called also
normal titanic acid. By extension, any one of a series
of derived acids, called also metatitanic acid,
polytitanic acid, etc.
Titanic iron ore. (Min.) See Menaccanite.
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normal titanic acid
(gcide) | titanic \ti*tan"ic\ (t[-i]*t[a^]n"[i^]k), a. [Cf. F. titanique.]
(Chem.)
Of or pertaining to titanium; derived from, or containing,
titanium; specifically, designating those compounds of
titanium in which it has a higher valence as contrasted with
the titanous compounds.
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titanic acid (Chem.), a white amorphous powder, Ti(OH)4,
obtained by decomposing certain titanates; -- called also
normal titanic acid. By extension, any one of a series
of derived acids, called also metatitanic acid,
polytitanic acid, etc.
Titanic iron ore. (Min.) See Menaccanite.
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polytitanic acid
(gcide) | titanic \ti*tan"ic\ (t[-i]*t[a^]n"[i^]k), a. [Cf. F. titanique.]
(Chem.)
Of or pertaining to titanium; derived from, or containing,
titanium; specifically, designating those compounds of
titanium in which it has a higher valence as contrasted with
the titanous compounds.
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titanic acid (Chem.), a white amorphous powder, Ti(OH)4,
obtained by decomposing certain titanates; -- called also
normal titanic acid. By extension, any one of a series
of derived acids, called also metatitanic acid,
polytitanic acid, etc.
Titanic iron ore. (Min.) See Menaccanite.
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Titan
(gcide) | Titan \Ti"tan\ (t[imac]"tan), a.
Titanic.
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The Titan physical difficulties of his enterprise. --I.
Taylor.
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Titan crane
(gcide) | Titan crane \Ti"tan crane\ (Mach.)
A massive crane with an overhanging counterbalanced arm
carrying a traveler and lifting crab, the whole supported by
a carriage mounted on track rails. It is used esp. for
setting heavy masonry blocks for piers, breakwaters, etc.
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titanate
(gcide) | titanate \ti"tan*ate\ (t[imac]"tan*[asl]t), n. (Chem.)
A salt of titanic acid.
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titanic
(gcide) | titanic \ti*tan"ic\ (t[-i]*t[a^]n"[i^]k), a.
Of or relating to Titans, or fabled giants of ancient
mythology; hence, enormous in size or strength; as, Titanic
structures.
[1913 Webster]Titanic \Ti*tan"ic\, prop. n.
The name of a large ocean liner which hit an iceberg and sank
on its maiden voyage from England to New York in 1912, with
the loss of hundreds of lives. Also, the name of several
movies made about the incident.
[PJC]titanic \ti*tan"ic\ (t[-i]*t[a^]n"[i^]k), a. [Cf. F. titanique.]
(Chem.)
Of or pertaining to titanium; derived from, or containing,
titanium; specifically, designating those compounds of
titanium in which it has a higher valence as contrasted with
the titanous compounds.
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titanic acid (Chem.), a white amorphous powder, Ti(OH)4,
obtained by decomposing certain titanates; -- called also
normal titanic acid. By extension, any one of a series
of derived acids, called also metatitanic acid,
polytitanic acid, etc.
Titanic iron ore. (Min.) See Menaccanite.
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Titanic
(gcide) | titanic \ti*tan"ic\ (t[-i]*t[a^]n"[i^]k), a.
Of or relating to Titans, or fabled giants of ancient
mythology; hence, enormous in size or strength; as, Titanic
structures.
[1913 Webster]Titanic \Ti*tan"ic\, prop. n.
The name of a large ocean liner which hit an iceberg and sank
on its maiden voyage from England to New York in 1912, with
the loss of hundreds of lives. Also, the name of several
movies made about the incident.
[PJC]titanic \ti*tan"ic\ (t[-i]*t[a^]n"[i^]k), a. [Cf. F. titanique.]
(Chem.)
Of or pertaining to titanium; derived from, or containing,
titanium; specifically, designating those compounds of
titanium in which it has a higher valence as contrasted with
the titanous compounds.
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titanic acid (Chem.), a white amorphous powder, Ti(OH)4,
obtained by decomposing certain titanates; -- called also
normal titanic acid. By extension, any one of a series
of derived acids, called also metatitanic acid,
polytitanic acid, etc.
Titanic iron ore. (Min.) See Menaccanite.
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titanic
(gcide) | titanic \ti*tan"ic\ (t[-i]*t[a^]n"[i^]k), a.
Of or relating to Titans, or fabled giants of ancient
mythology; hence, enormous in size or strength; as, Titanic
structures.
[1913 Webster]Titanic \Ti*tan"ic\, prop. n.
The name of a large ocean liner which hit an iceberg and sank
on its maiden voyage from England to New York in 1912, with
the loss of hundreds of lives. Also, the name of several
movies made about the incident.
[PJC]titanic \ti*tan"ic\ (t[-i]*t[a^]n"[i^]k), a. [Cf. F. titanique.]
(Chem.)
Of or pertaining to titanium; derived from, or containing,
titanium; specifically, designating those compounds of
titanium in which it has a higher valence as contrasted with
the titanous compounds.
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titanic acid (Chem.), a white amorphous powder, Ti(OH)4,
obtained by decomposing certain titanates; -- called also
normal titanic acid. By extension, any one of a series
of derived acids, called also metatitanic acid,
polytitanic acid, etc.
Titanic iron ore. (Min.) See Menaccanite.
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titanic acid
(gcide) | titanic \ti*tan"ic\ (t[-i]*t[a^]n"[i^]k), a. [Cf. F. titanique.]
(Chem.)
Of or pertaining to titanium; derived from, or containing,
titanium; specifically, designating those compounds of
titanium in which it has a higher valence as contrasted with
the titanous compounds.
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titanic acid (Chem.), a white amorphous powder, Ti(OH)4,
obtained by decomposing certain titanates; -- called also
normal titanic acid. By extension, any one of a series
of derived acids, called also metatitanic acid,
polytitanic acid, etc.
Titanic iron ore. (Min.) See Menaccanite.
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titanic iron ore
(gcide) | Menaccanite \Me*nac"can*ite\, n. [From Menaccan, in Cornwall,
where it was first found.] (Min.)
An iron-black or steel-gray mineral, consisting chiefly of
the oxides of iron and titanium. It is commonly massive, but
occurs also in rhombohedral crystals. Called also {titanic
iron ore}, and ilmenite.
[1913 Webster]titanic \ti*tan"ic\ (t[-i]*t[a^]n"[i^]k), a. [Cf. F. titanique.]
(Chem.)
Of or pertaining to titanium; derived from, or containing,
titanium; specifically, designating those compounds of
titanium in which it has a higher valence as contrasted with
the titanous compounds.
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titanic acid (Chem.), a white amorphous powder, Ti(OH)4,
obtained by decomposing certain titanates; -- called also
normal titanic acid. By extension, any one of a series
of derived acids, called also metatitanic acid,
polytitanic acid, etc.
Titanic iron ore. (Min.) See Menaccanite.
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Titanic iron ore
(gcide) | Menaccanite \Me*nac"can*ite\, n. [From Menaccan, in Cornwall,
where it was first found.] (Min.)
An iron-black or steel-gray mineral, consisting chiefly of
the oxides of iron and titanium. It is commonly massive, but
occurs also in rhombohedral crystals. Called also {titanic
iron ore}, and ilmenite.
[1913 Webster]titanic \ti*tan"ic\ (t[-i]*t[a^]n"[i^]k), a. [Cf. F. titanique.]
(Chem.)
Of or pertaining to titanium; derived from, or containing,
titanium; specifically, designating those compounds of
titanium in which it has a higher valence as contrasted with
the titanous compounds.
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titanic acid (Chem.), a white amorphous powder, Ti(OH)4,
obtained by decomposing certain titanates; -- called also
normal titanic acid. By extension, any one of a series
of derived acids, called also metatitanic acid,
polytitanic acid, etc.
Titanic iron ore. (Min.) See Menaccanite.
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Titaniferous
(gcide) | Titaniferous \Ti`tan*if"er*ous\, a. [Titanium + -ferous: cf. F.
titanif[`e]re.]
Containing or affording titanium; as, titaniferous magnetite.
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Titanite
(gcide) | Titanite \Ti"tan*ite\, n. [Cf. F. titanite; -- so called from
containing titanic acid.] (Min.)
See Sphene.
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Titanitic
(gcide) | Titanitic \Ti`tan*it"ic\, a.
Pertaining to, or containing, titanium; as, a titanitic
mineral.
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Titanium
(gcide) | Titanium \Ti*ta"ni*um\, n. [NL., fr. L. Titani or Titanes, Gr.
?, the sons of the earth.] (Chem.)
An elementary substance found combined in the minerals
manaccanite, rutile, sphene, etc., and isolated as an
infusible iron-gray amorphous powder, having a metallic
luster. It burns when heated in the air. Symbol Ti. Atomic
weight 48.1.
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Titano-
(gcide) | Titano- \Ti"tan*o-\ (Chem.)
A combining form (also used adjectively) designating certain
double compounds of titanium with some other elements; as,
titano-cyanide, titano-fluoride, titano-silicate, etc.
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Titanotherium
(gcide) | Titanotherium \Ti`tan*o*the"ri*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a Titan +
?, dim. of ? a beast.] (Paleon.)
A large American Miocene mammal, allied to the rhinoceros,
and more nearly to the extinct Brontotherium.
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Titanous
(gcide) | Titanous \Ti"tan*ous\, a.
Designating certain compounds of titanium in which that
element has a lower valence as contrasted with titanic
compounds.
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amorphophallus titanum
(wn) | Amorphophallus titanum
n 1: malodorous tropical plant having a spathe that resembles
the corolla of a morning glory and attains a diameter of
several feet [syn: krubi, titan arum, {Amorphophallus
titanum}] |
anatotitan
(wn) | anatotitan
n 1: one of the largest and most famous duck-billed dinosaurs |
antitank
(wn) | antitank
adj 1: designed for defense against armored vehicles |
family titanosauridae
(wn) | family Titanosauridae
n 1: herbivorous dinosaurs of the Cretaceous [syn:
Titanosauridae, family Titanosauridae] |
genus anatotitan
(wn) | genus Anatotitan
n 1: genus of large duck-billed dinosaurs; late Cretaceous |
genus titanosaurus
(wn) | genus Titanosaurus
n 1: genus of herbivorous dinosaurs flourishing during the
Cretaceous in South America [syn: Titanosaurus, {genus
Titanosaurus}] |
titan arum
(wn) | titan arum
n 1: malodorous tropical plant having a spathe that resembles
the corolla of a morning glory and attains a diameter of
several feet [syn: krubi, titan arum, {Amorphophallus
titanum}] |
titaness
(wn) | Titaness
n 1: (Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant goddesses who
were offspring of Uranus (heaven) and Gaea (earth) in
ancient mythology |
titania
(wn) | titania
n 1: a white powder used as a pigment for its high covering
power and durability [syn: titanium dioxide, {titanium
oxide}, titanic oxide, titania]
2: (Middle Ages) the queen of the fairies in medieval folklore |
titanic
(wn) | titanic
adj 1: of great force or power |
titanic acid
(wn) | titanic acid
n 1: a white weak acid that is a hydrated form of titanium
dioxide |
titanic oxide
(wn) | titanic oxide
n 1: a white powder used as a pigment for its high covering
power and durability [syn: titanium dioxide, {titanium
oxide}, titanic oxide, titania] |
titanium
(wn) | titanium
n 1: a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic
element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane
parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite [syn:
titanium, Ti, atomic number 22] |
titanium dioxide
(wn) | titanium dioxide
n 1: a white powder used as a pigment for its high covering
power and durability [syn: titanium dioxide, {titanium
oxide}, titanic oxide, titania] |
titanium oxide
(wn) | titanium oxide
n 1: a white powder used as a pigment for its high covering
power and durability [syn: titanium dioxide, {titanium
oxide}, titanic oxide, titania] |
titanosaur
(wn) | titanosaur
n 1: amphibious quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur with a long
thin neck and whiplike tail; of the Cretaceous mostly in
the southern hemisphere [syn: titanosaur,
titanosaurian] |
titanosaurian
(wn) | titanosaurian
n 1: amphibious quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur with a long
thin neck and whiplike tail; of the Cretaceous mostly in
the southern hemisphere [syn: titanosaur,
titanosaurian] |
titanosauridae
(wn) | Titanosauridae
n 1: herbivorous dinosaurs of the Cretaceous [syn:
Titanosauridae, family Titanosauridae] |
titanosaurus
(wn) | Titanosaurus
n 1: genus of herbivorous dinosaurs flourishing during the
Cretaceous in South America [syn: Titanosaurus, {genus
Titanosaurus}] |
titanium
(elements) | titanium
Symbol: Ti
Atomic number: 22
Atomic weight: 47.90
White metallic transition element. Occurs in numerous minerals. Used in
strong, light corrosion-resistant alloys. Forms a passive oxide coating
when exposed to air. First discovered by Gregor in 1789.
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