titanium : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: titanium	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for titanium
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
titanium n a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite Synonym(s): titanium, Ti, atomic number 22
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Titanium \Tita"nium\, n. [NL., fr. L. Titani or Titanes, Gr. [?], the sons of the earth.] (Chem.) An elementary substance found combined in the minerals manaccanite, rutile, sphene, etc., and isolated as an infusible iron-gray amorphous powder, having a metallic luster. It burns when heated in the air. Symbol Ti. Atomic weight 48.1.
From The Elements (22Oct97) [elements]:
titanium Symbol: Ti Atomic number: 22 Atomic weight: 47.90 White metallic transition element. Occurs in numerous minerals. Used in strong, light corrosion-resistant alloys. Forms a passive oxide coating when exposed to air. First discovered by Gregor in 1789.