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" In the time it takes American literary titan William H. Gass to write a novel, other artists have been born, completed their life's work and died. That may be an exaggeration, but only a slight one."
Tony D'Souza

Meaning of "titan" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TITAN

From Titan1.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF TITAN

ˈtaɪtən


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TITAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Titan is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TITAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of titan in the English dictionary

The definition of titan in the dictionary is a person of great strength or size.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TITAN

affrighten · Blyton · brighten · Brighton · Britain · chiton · Crichton · enlighten · frighten · heighten · lighten · metropolitan · overtighten · retighten · righten · seiten · tighten · triton · whiten · written

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TITAN

titanate · Titanesque · titaness · titania · titanic · titanic acid · titanic oxide · titanically · titaniferous · titanis · Titanism · titanite · titanium · titanium dioxide · titanium oxide · Titanoboa · Titanomachy · titanosaur · titanothere

WORDS THAT END LIKE TITAN

cosmopolitan · El Capitan · Good Samaritan · heteropolitan · Liverpolitan · megalopolitan · Neapolitan · nonmetropolitan · pentapolitan · puritan · Samaritan · securitan · Shaitan · sheitan · technopolitan · tetrapolitan · Theocritan · witan

Synonyms and antonyms of titan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TITAN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «titan» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «titan» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF TITAN

Find out the translation of titan to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of titan from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «titan» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

泰坦
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

titan
570 millions of speakers
en

English

titan
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

टाइटन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تيتان
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

титан
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

titan
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

দানব
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

titan
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Titan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

titan
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

タイタン
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

타이탄
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Titan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

titan
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

டைட்டன்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

बुद्धिमत्ता
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

titan
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

titano
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Titan
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

титан
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

titan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Τιτάν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Titan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

titan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

titan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of titan

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TITAN»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of titan
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «titan».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about titan

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «TITAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word titan.
1
Tony D'Souza
In the time it takes American literary titan William H. Gass to write a novel, other artists have been born, completed their life's work and died. That may be an exaggeration, but only a slight one.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TITAN»

Discover the use of titan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to titan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Wreck of the Titan, or Futility
In a story that eerily predicts and parallels the disaster of the "Titanic", "The Wreck of the Titan" is the story of John Rowland, a disgraced former Royal Navy Lieutenant and now a drunkard who helps save the daughter of a former lover ...
Morgan Robertson, 2007
2
Star Trek: Titan #1: Taking Wing: Taking Wing
After almost a decade of strife against foes such as the Borg, the Cardassians, the Klingons, and the Dominion, the United Federation of Planets is at the dawn of a new era.
Michael A. Martin, Andy Mangels, 2005
3
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
"--The New York Times Book Review In this endlessly engrossing book, National Book Award-winning biographer Ron Chernow devotes his penetrating powers of scholarship and insight to the Jekyll and Hyde of American capitalism.
Ron Chernow, 2007
4
Titan
2004: NASA’s Cassini probe reaches Saturn – and the story of Titan begins.
Stephen Baxter, 2013
5
Young Titan: The Making of Winston Churchill
In Young Titan, historian Michael Shelden has produced the first biography focused on Churchill’s early career, the years between 1901 and 1915 that both nearly undid him but also forged the character that would later triumph in the ...
Michael Shelden, 2013
6
Remember This Titan: The Bill Yoast Story: Lessons Learned ...
Bill Yoast is the real-life hero of Remember the Titans, the hit movie that chronicled the struggles of black and white high school football athletes to create a championship season in 1972 Virginia.
Steve Sullivan, 2007
7
The Sirens of Titan
Of course there’s a catch to the invitation–and a prophetic vision about the purpose of human life that only Vonnegut has the courage to tell. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Kurt Vonnegut, 2007
8
Star Trek: Titan #4: Sword of Damocles
Fate: It is an idea as old as life itself.
Geoffrey Thorne, 2007
9
Titan
Twenty years ago, the Gaean Trilogy dazzled critics and readers. Now a new generation will discover that brilliant world--beginning with Titan.
John Varley, 1987
10
Star Trek: Titan #3: Orion's Hounds
As the U.S.S. Titan ventures beyond the outermost reaches of known space, the telepaths in her crew -- including Diplomatic Officer Deanna Troi -- are overwhelmed by an alien cryof distress, leading the ship to the scene of a shocking act ...
Christopher L. Bennett, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TITAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term titan is used in the context of the following news items.
1
10 Creepy But Spectacular Shots of Saturn's Moon Titan
Saturn's largest moon, Titan, has long been a source of fascination and conjecture among the world's astronomeratti. With its thick, active atmosphere and ... «PC Magazine, Jun 15»
2
Nvidia's New GTX 980 Ti Delivers Titan X-Level Performance For …
I really, really liked Nvidia's Titan X. Yes, it carries an exorbitant price tag of $999, but it remains the most powerful single-GPU graphics card on the market and it ... «Forbes, May 15»
3
Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan X review
Nvidia's Titan range of graphics cards have always been more about psychology than practical gaming. They're top-of-the-line GPUs designed to be objects of ... «PC Gamer, Mar 15»
4
Life 'not as we know it' possible on Saturn's moon Titan
Graduate student James Stevenson, astronomer Jonathan Lunine and chemical engineer Paulette Clancy, with a Cassini image of Titan in the foreground of ... «Cornell Chronicle, Feb 15»
5
This Is What Apple's 'Titan' Car Could Look Like
iGiant Apple is reportedly working on a much bigger smart device: a car. After rumors of such a project began making the rounds online earlier this week, the ... «TIME, Feb 15»
6
See the submarine NASA wants to send to Saturn's moon Titan
Spaceships are great, but to explore the weird world that is Titan, a space sub might make more sense. Fortunately, NASA is already working on a design. «CNET, Feb 15»
7
New York City Kills Hidden Phone Booth Devices
Titan has been an important City partner in helping expand communications options for New Yorkers, from piloting free public WiFi to providing free calling on ... «BuzzFeed, Oct 14»
8
Here's What Blizzard's Titan MMO Actually Was
For close to a decade, details about the multiplayer game that Blizzard called Project Titan have remained secret and elusive. Today we'd like to change that. «Kotaku, Sep 14»
9
Ocean on Saturn Moon Could be as Salty as the Dead Sea
Researchers found that Titan's ice shell, which overlies a very salty ocean, varies in thickness around the moon, suggesting the crust is in the process of ... «Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Jul 14»
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Mysterious 'Magic Island' appears on Saturn moon
Reporting in the journal Nature Geoscience June 22, the scientists say this may be the first observation of dynamic, geological processes in Titan's northern ... «Cornell Chronicle, Jun 14»
REFERENCE
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