Titanic
[taɪ'tænɪk]
Definition
(a.) Of or relating to Titans, or fabled giants of ancient mythology; hence, enormous in size or strength; as, Titanic structures.
(a.) 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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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Gigantic, huge, Herculean, Cyclopean.
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Definition
adj. relating to the Titans giants of mythology sons and daughters of Uranus (heaven) and GéŽ?(earth) enormous in size and strength: gigantic huge generally.—n. Tī′tan any of the descendants of the Titans as Prometheus: the sun personified: any one of commanding forces or ability:—fem. Tī′taness.—adj. Titanesque′ like the Titans Titanic in character.—n. Titanom′achy the battle of the Titans with the gods.
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Examples
- Now the two great fleets closed in a titanic struggle far above the fiendish din of battle in the gorgeous gardens of the therns. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- The second method utilizes great steam hammers weighing 125 tons, and striking Titanic blows upon the yielding metal. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- In this blue clay or Kimberlite in these chimneys, is found nature’s most wonderful creation, the diamond crystallized from pure carbon, in intense heat, and under titanic pressure. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- These are carbon which failed to crystallize with the rest of the diamond, or intrusions of titanic iron. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- An important example is that of the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Silverton was in a mood of Titanic pessimism. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Now flowed forth, as from some Vulcan's titanic workshop, machines for making bolts, nuts, rivets, screws, chains, staples, car wheels, shafts, etc. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- It was a depressing sight, marking such titanic but futile struggles with nature. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Ten thousand men had been engaged in that titanic struggle, and upon the field of battle lay three thousand dead. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
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