titanic

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: tītănʹĭk IPA(key): /taɪˈtænɪk/ Rhymes: -ænɪk Hyphenation: ti‧tan‧ic === Etymology 1 === See Titanic. ==== Adjective ==== titanic (not generally comparable, comparative more titanic, superlative most titanic) Alternative letter-case form of Titanic. (not comparable) Of or relating to the Titans, a race of gods in Greek mythology. (by extension) (comparable) Having great size, or great force, power, or strength. (not comparable) Of a conflict or contest: involving equally powerful participants. ===== Derived terms ===== titanically titanic prime ===== Translations ===== === 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. ==== Adjective ==== titanic (not comparable) (inorganic chemistry) Of or relating to titanium, especially tetravalent titanium. (mineralogy) Of a mineral, especially iron ore: containing titanium, or from which titanium may be extracted. Synonyms: (obsolete) titanian, titaniferous ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== titanian titaniferous titanoan titanous ===== Translations ===== === References === === Further reading === titanic (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia titanium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Tanitic == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French titanique. By surface analysis, titan +‎ -ic. === Adjective === titanic m or n (feminine singular titanică, masculine plural titanici, feminine/neuter plural titanice) titanic ==== Declension ====