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1. (n.) titanium
a dark gray or silvery, lustrous, very hard, light, corrosion-resistant, metallic element, used to toughen steel.
Etymology: (< NL (1795); see Titan , -ium2)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) titanium, Ti, atomic number 22
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
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1. (noun) titanium
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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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. titanium
a rare, very hard metal, always found in combination.
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. titanium
A dark-gray, metallic element of widespread distribution but occurring in small amounts; atomic number, 22; atomic weight, 47.90; symbol, Ti; specific gravity, 4.5; used for fixation of fractures. (Dorland, 28th ed)
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