Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of or pertaining to titanium.
  • Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Titans; hence, enormous in size, strength, or degree; gigantic; superhuman; huge; vast.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (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.
  • adjective (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.
  • adjective (Min.) See Menaccanite.
  • proper noun 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.
  • adjective Of or relating to Titans, or fabled giants of ancient mythology; hence, enormous in size or strength.

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  • adjective Having great size, or great strength, force or power.
  • adjective inorganic chemistry Of or relating to titanium, especially tetravalent titanium

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  • adjective of great force or power

Etymologies

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Titan +‎ -ic

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titan(ium) +‎ -ic

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Examples

  • PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: Up front this morning, President Bush says his plan to restructure homeland security is a part of what he calls the titanic struggle against terror.

    CNN Transcript Jun 7, 2002 2002

  • He said he knows the right balance between technology and human heart, like in titanic when the effects weren't the only good part of the movie.

    James Cameron's Avatar Brilliance Shines Again at Microsoft Advance '08 « FirstShowing.net 2008

  • The beauty of the accused, her undeniable charm of manner, the hitherto blameless character of her life, all tended to make the public take violent sides either for or against her, and the usual budget of amateur correspondence, suggestions, recriminations and advice poured into the chief's office in titanic proportions.

    Lady Molly of Scotland Yard 1912

  • Thu 10/29/09 9: 40 PM you’re kidding right?? titanic is still the only movie to make over a billion dollars in the box office. it’s the number 1 grossing movies of all time. that’s not a flop

    New 'Avatar' trailer: Coming into explosive focus | EW.com 2009

  • Charles ThomsonCo-founder, The Stuckists• In my attack on Oxford University's poor record on admitting black students Letters, 14 April I inadvertently insulted the entire university staff by referring to their "titanic salaries".

    Letters: Psi of despair 2011

  • The covert skirmishes, he said, "are part of what the Iranians call a titanic struggle between the faithful and the unbelievers, between Iran and the United States, the great Satan, with Israel as the little Satan."

    NYT > Home Page By SCOTT SHANE 2011

  • I don't think his task is any of those things, including "titanic" -- it'll just be the sound of an error being erased, and the winners will write his brief, four year history, and his even briefer Senatorial history as just what it is: A study in futility, where minorities and guilty White-women experimented with the economy, well-being, and future of America so they could feel a burst of liberal-orgasm...

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • - Harper tells consumers & investors to keep buying into the stock market while it's sinking faster than the titanic is another brillant idea, lose all your saving lose your home!

    CTV News RSS Feed 2009

  • Voice 2.0 was described as the titanic clash between the internet and the telecommunications industry.

    stuart henshall 2008

  • Pebblehead originally planned to call his titanic masterpiece

    Hooting Yard 2008

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  • hold on, Jack!

    December 20, 2007

  • JACK: I'll hold on forever, Rose!

        (JACK lets go)

    December 20, 2007

  • still hung back at the sad titanic movie? 1 tip: keep watching it and you will think that its not that sad anymore, but just scary

    September 17, 2014

  • 2 tip: think that you are jack and u <3 scuba diving , think that he was scuba diving for a few years

    September 17, 2014

  • 3 tip; try acting as rose and the last part when jack dies just say to yourself that you could relive him, or just think that this movie never existed

    September 17, 2014