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titanium

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Titanium  \Ti*ta"ni*um\,  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  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  titanium 
  n  :  a  light  strong  gray  lustrous  corrosion-resistant  metallic 
  element  used  in  strong  light-weight  alloys  (as  for 
  airplane  parts);  the  main  sources  are  rutile  and  ilmenite 
  [syn:  {Ti},  {atomic  number  22}] 
 
  From  Elements  database  20001107  [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.




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