titanic

¹

[ tahy-tan-ik, ti- ]

adjective

, Chemistry.

1. of or containing titanium, especially in the tetravalent state.

titanic

²

[ tahy-tan-ik ]

adjective

1. (initial capital letter) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Titans.
2. Also titan. of enormous size, strength, power, etc.; gigantic.

Titanic

³

[ tahy-tan-ik ]

noun

1. RMS Titanic, a British luxury liner that sank after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage in April 1912, with a loss of more than 1,500 lives.

titanic

¹

/ taɪˈtænɪk /

adjective

1. possessing or requiring colossal strength

   a titanic battle

Titanic

²

/ taɪˈtænɪk /

noun

1. the Titanic
   a luxury British liner that struck an iceberg near Newfoundland on its maiden voyage on the night of April 14–15, 1912, with the loss of 1513 lives

titanic

³

/ taɪˈtænɪk /

adjective

1. of or containing titanium, esp in the tetravalent state

Titanic

1. A British luxury ocean liner, thought to be unsinkable, which nevertheless sank on its first voyage in 1912 after running into an iceberg in the north Atlantic Ocean . More than fifteen hundred people drowned.

Derived Forms

• tiˈtanically, adverb

Other Words From

• ti·tani·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of titanic¹

First recorded in 1820–30; titan(ium) + -ic

Origin of titanic²

From the Greek word Tītānikós, dating back to 1650–60. See Titan, -ic

Example Sentences

Every time Titan went down to the Titanic - and it had made multiple dives - the carbon fibre was compressed and damaged.

From BBC

Yang has been known to portray the iceberg that sank the Titanic or the adorable Thai pygmy hippopotamus Moo Deng.

From Salon

Lincoln Riley’s benching of Miller Moss with three games left in a lost season is little more than rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr Smith was one of more than 1,500 people to die when the Titanic sank on 14 April 1912.

From BBC

A postcard written from the Titanic by a man who lost his life when the ship hit an iceberg three days later will go on sale later this month.

From BBC