titanic

5 definitions found

titanic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  titanic \ti*tan"ic\ (t[-i]*t[a^]n"[i^]k), a.
     Of or relating to Titans, or fabled giants of ancient
     mythology; hence, enormous in size or strength; as, Titanic
     structures.
     [1913 Webster]

  Titanic \Ti*tan"ic\, prop. n.
     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.
     [PJC]

  titanic \ti*tan"ic\ (t[-i]*t[a^]n"[i^]k), a. [Cf. F. titanique.]
     (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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     titanic acid (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.
  
     Titanic iron ore. (Min.) See Menaccanite.
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titanic - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  titanic
      adj 1: of great force or power

titanic - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  53 Moby Thesaurus words for "titanic":
     Atlantean, Brobdingnagian, Cyclopean, Gargantuan, Herculean,
     Homeric, abysmal, amplitudinous, astronomic, astronomical, awesome,
     boundless, bulky, colossal, cosmic, cyclopean, elephantine,
     enormous, epic, extensive, galactic, gargantuan, giant, giantlike,
     gigantic, heroic, huge, immeasurable, immense, infinite, jumbo,
     king-size, large, mammoth, massive, massy, mighty, monster,
     monstrous, monumental, mountainous, outsize, overgrown, prodigious,
     profound, sizable, spacious, stupendous, towering, tremendous,
     vast, voluminous, weighty