titanic

See also: Titanic

English
WOTD – 6 April 2022

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: tītănʹĭk IPA(key): /taɪˈtænɪk/
  • Audio (GA)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ænɪk
  • Hyphenation: ti‧tan‧ic

Etymology 1

See Titanic.

Adjective

titanic (not generally comparable, comparative more titanic, superlative most titanic)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Titanic
    1. (not comparable) Of or relating to the Titans, a race of giant gods in Greek mythology.
    2. (by extension)
      1. (comparable) Having great size, or great force, power, or strength.
      2. (not comparable) Of a conflict or contest: involving equally powerful participants.
Derived terms

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.[1]

Adjective

titanic (not comparable)

  1. (inorganic chemistry) Of or relating to titanium, especially tetravalent titanium.
  2. (mineralogy) Of a mineral, especially iron ore: containing titanium, or from which titanium may be extracted.
    Synonyms: (obsolete) titanian, titaniferous
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Translations

References
  1. “titanic, adj.2”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2022; “titanic2, adj.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French titanique. By surface analysis, titan +‎ -ic.

Adjective

titanic m or n (feminine singular titanică, masculine plural titanici, feminine and neuter plural titanice)

  1. titanic

Declension
Declension of titanic
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite titanic titanică titanici titanice
definite titanicul titanica titanicii titanicele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite titanic titanice titanici titanice
definite titanicului titanicei titanicilor titanicelor
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