5 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: titanic adj : of great force or power From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 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
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