titanium

UK/taɪˈteɪni.əm/US/taɪˈteɪni.əm/

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Other forms: titania

Titanium is a very strong light metal used in aircraft and implants. A titanium frame, titanium bolts, a titanium hip.

The body does not reject it — bone grows onto the surface, which is what makes joint replacements and dental implants work. It is as strong as steel at about half the weight and hard to machine, which is why it is expensive. Named after the Titans.

Definitions of titanium

1nountitaniumA strong light metal used in aircraft and implants.B2+
“Her new hip joint is made of titanium.”

titanium is a metal.

Where it comes from

Named after the Titans of Greek myth, the giant children of earth and sky, for the metal's strength.

Latin
titanium
English, today
titanium

From Latin titanium.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Materials & Substances

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titanium in the wild

In its unalloyed condition, titanium is as tensile-strong as some steels, but less dense.
Titanium
Ilmenite is a titanium-iron(II) oxide mineral with the idealized formula FeTiO3.
Ilmenite
When used as a pigment, it is called titanium white, Pigment White 6 (PW6), or CI 77891.
Titanium dioxide
The group is also called the titanium group or titanium family after its lightest member.
Group 4 element
Titanium alloys are alloys that contain a mixture of titanium and other chemical elements.
Titanium alloys

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