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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ti•tan /ˈtaɪtən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a person or thing of great size, strength, or influence:a titan of industry.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: titan /ˈtaɪtən/ n - a person of great strength or size
Etymology: 17th Century: from Titan1 Ti•tan (tīt′n),USA pronunciation n. - [Class. Myth.]
- Mythologyany of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
- MythologyAlso, Ti′tan•ess. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
- Mythologyany of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- Mythology the Titan, Helios.
- Astronomyone of the moons of Saturn.
- (usually l.c.) a person or thing of enormous size, strength, power, influence, etc.:a titan of industry.
- Rocketry, Military[Mil.]a two-stage, liquid-fueled U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile in service since the late 1950s and designed for launch from underground silos.
adj. - (l.c.) titanic2 (def. 2).
- Greek Tītá̄n
- Latin Tītān
- late Middle English: the sun, Helios 1400–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Titan /ˈtaɪtən/, (feminine)Titaness n - any of a family of primordial gods, the sons and daughters of Uranus (sky) and Gaea (earth)
- any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea
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