titanium
noun
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Definition of titanium
: a silvery-gray light strong metallic element with atomic number 22 obtained from ilmenite and rutile and used especially in alloys, refractory materials, pigments, and medical and dental devices ā see Chemical Elements Table
Examples of titanium in a Sentence
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There are stainless steel, titanium and ceramic options with heftier price tags and an Hermes designer line with watches starting at $1,250. — Ahiza Garcia, CNN, "Apple Watch Series 5 'never sleeps'," 10 Sep. 2019 Changes, while muted, will also include new WatchOS 6 software plus two new metallic models in ceramic and titanium. — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, "Everything We Know Apple's Upcoming iPhone Event," 6 Sep. 2019 Rumors suggest the new watches will come in titanium and ceramic finishes. — Mike Murphy, Quartz, "Appleās big September event will be about a lot more than new iPhones," 6 Sep. 2019 The opening of the new frontier can be traced to a calm morning in August 2007, when a pair of Russian submersibles dropped 14,000 feet to the bottom of the Arctic Ocean and planted a flag made of titanium at the North Pole. — Neil Shea, National Geographic, "A thawing Arctic is heating up a new Cold War," 21 Aug. 2019 Another way to reduce what reaches the ground is to substitute refractory materials such as titanium and steel, used to make things like fuel tanks and fly wheels, with substances such as aluminium and graphite epoxy that vaporise more easily. — The Economist, "No one has yet been killed by re-entering space junk," 10 Aug. 2019 According to a civil suit associated with the titanium sales, the metal was to have been used in Prattās F35 Joint Strike Fighter engine. — Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com, "Two sentenced for selling substandard specialty metal to jet engine subcontractor," 28 Aug. 2019 The new Apple Cardās best attribute is privacy (though the fashion faux pas of its white titanium has gotten more attention). — Washington Post, "The spy in your wallet: Credit cards have a privacy problem," 23 Aug. 2019 In fact, Apple says its Apple Card shouldnāt come into contact with other credit cards for fear of scratching the titanium cardās white finish. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Leather wallets, loose change pose danger for new Apple Card," 22 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'titanium.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for titanium
titanium
noun
English Language Learners Definition of titanium
: a very strong and light silvery metal
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titanium
noun
tiĀ·taĀ·niĀ·um
| \ tÄ«-ĖtÄn-Ä-Ém, tÉ- also -Ėtan-\
Medical Definition of titanium
: a silvery gray light strong metallic element found combined in ilmenite and rutile and used especially in alloys (as steel) and combined in refractory materials and in coatings
—symbol Ti
ā see Chemical Elements Table
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