titanium

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Etymology

From Titan + -ium.

Pronunciation

• enPR: tītā'nēəm, IPA: /taɪˈteɪni.əm/; enPR: tĭtā'nēəm, IPA: /tɪˈteɪni.əm/

Noun

titanium

1. A chemical element, atomic number 22; it is a strong, corrosion-resistant transition metal, used to make light alloys for aircraft etc.
2. (countable) A single atom of this element.

Related terms

• titan-, titano-
• titanate
• titania
• titanic
• titanite
• titanocene

Translations

• French: titane
• German: Titan
• Italian: titanio
• Portuguese: titânio
• Russian: тита́н
• Spanish: titanio

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