titanium
titanium
Definition
ti·ta·nium (tī tā′nē əm, ti-)
noun
a silvery or dark-gray, lustrous, metallic chemical element found in rutile and other minerals and used as a cleaning and deoxidizing agent in molten steel, and in the manufacture of aircraft, satellites, chemical equipment, etc.: symbol, Ti; at. no., 22
Etymology: ModL: arbitrary coinage (1796) by M. H. Klaproth (see tellurium) for element discovered (1791) by William Gregor (1761-1817), Brit mineralogist, and later by Klaproth < Gr Titanes, pl. of Titan, Titan + -ium, by analogy with uranium
titanium
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- base: Most titanium based alloys have better fatigue properties than most steels or aluminum alloys.
- use: Even tour players benefit from using titanium headed drivers.
- finish: Comes on high quality black leather strap with matching sandblast finished titanium double push button folding deployant clasp.
- head: Even tour players benefit from using titanium headed drivers.
- include: Specsavers offers more than 2,000 styles and colors made from the latest high-tech materials, including titanium and stainless steel.
Adjective modifier
- pure: The case and bracelet are made to high specifications from grade 2 pure titanium.
- lightweight: The body is made from lightweight titanium with billet fittings in a choice of black, red, blue or matt sliver.
- solid: However there have been very few reports of solid state titanium NMR to date.
- large: Large titanium heads on fairway woods are not as popular.
- porous: Details regarding previous work on the processing, properties and characterisation of porous titanium for bio-medical applications can be accessed by clicking here.
Modifies a noun
- nitride: The pistons are also coated with titanium nitride to reduce friction with the seals.
- dioxide: Paxman supplied well over thirty rotary vacuum filters for processing titanium dioxide.
- alloy: Screw threads - steel, titanium alloy, inclined nut seating.
- oxide: The area of light blue indicates titanium oxide waste.
- carbide: Titanium carbide is also used with tungsten carbide in the manufacture of hard metal tools.
- jewelry: Platinum jewelry is often very heavy and dense as is most titanium jewelry.
Noun used with modifier
- beta: Using the highest grade beta titanium this driver is designs specifically for lady golfers.
- nickel: Master apical preparations created with rotary nickel titanium instruments run a risk of instrument fracture, irrespective of their size.
- custom: Stereolithography resin model of full skull and custom titanium plate in place.
- grade: Using the highest grade beta titanium this driver is designs specifically for lady golfers.
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