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Definition of titanium noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

titanium

noun

/tɪˈteɪniəm/,

/taɪˈteɪniəm/

/tɪˈteɪniəm/,

/taɪˈteɪniəm/

[uncountable]

(symbol Ti)

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a chemical element. Titanium is a silver-white metal used in making various strong, light materials.Topics Physics and chemistryc2
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Titan, on the pattern of uranium.

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