titanium

See also: Titanium

English

Chemical element (edit)
Ti
Atomic number 22
titanium
Classification data
Period 4
Group 4
Block d-block
Class transition metal
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Next: vanadium (V) →
English Wikipedia article on Titanium
titanium specimens
titanium products: plate, tube, rods, powder

Etymology

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek Τῑτᾱ́ν (Tītā́n)bor.
Latin Tītān
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós
Proto-Italic *-ijos
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -iusnom.
Latin -ium
New Latin tītāniumbor.
English titanium

    Borrowed from New Latin tītānium.

    Pronunciation

    • enPR: tītā'nēəm, IPA(key): /taɪˈteɪni.əm/; enPR: tĭtā'nēəm, IPA(key): /tɪˈteɪni.əm/
    • Audio (General American); /taɪˈteɪni.əm/:(file)
    • Audio (General American); /tɪˈteɪni.əm/:(file)
    • Audio (US); /taɪˈteɪni.əm/:(file)
    • Audio (UK):(file)
    • Rhymes: -eɪniəm

    Noun

    titanium (countable and uncountable, plural titaniums)

    2. A chemical element (symbol Ti), atomic number 22; it is a strong, corrosion-resistant transition metal, used to make light alloys for aircraft etc.
      Alternative form: Ti (symbol)
      This airframe uses titanium alloys extensively.
      • 2025 January 15, “FDA moves to eliminate carcinogenic Red 3 from foods”, in Center for Science in the Public Interest‎[1], archived from the original on 19 June 2025:
        Even as FDA works to develop that plan, consumers continue to be exposed to unsafe food chemicals including not just dyes but also the artificial sweetener aspartame, the white pigment titanium dioxide, the preservative propylparaben, and the phthalate food packaging chemicals, according to CSPI.
    3. (countable) An atom of this element.
      This coordination complex contains a titanium.

    Derived terms

    Translations

    See also

    Further reading

    • David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Titanium”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
    • “titanium”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026.

    Danish

    Chemical element (edit)
    Ti
    Atomic number 22
    titanium
    Alternative names: titan
    Classification data
    Period 4
    Group 4
    Block d-block
    Class transition metal
    Previous: ← scandium (Sc)
    Next: vanadium (V) →

    Etymology

    From Ancient Greek Τιτάν (Titán) +‎ -ium.

    Noun

    titanium n (singular definite titaniummet, not used in plural form)

    1. titanium
      Synonym: titan

    Declension

    Declension of titanium
    neuter
    gender     		singular
    indefinite definite
    nominative titanium titaniummet
    genitive titaniums titaniummets

    References

    Dutch

    Chemical element (edit)
    Ti
    Atomic number 22
    titanium
    Classification data
    Period 4
    Group 4
    Block d-block
    Class transition metal
    Previous: ← scandium (Sc)
    Next: vanadium (V) →

    Etymology

    Borrowed from New Latin titanium, named after Titania, a moon of Uranus.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˌtiˈtaː.ni.ʏm/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Hyphenation: ti‧ta‧ni‧um

    Noun

    titanium n (uncountable, no diminutive)

    1. titanium
      Synonym: titaan

    Indonesian

    Chemical element (edit)
    Ti
    Atomic number 22
    titanium
    Classification data
    Period 4
    Group 4
    Block d-block
    Class transition metal
    Previous: ← skandium (Sc)
    Next: vanadium (V) →

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Dutch titanium, from New Latin titanium.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /titaˈnium/ [t̪i.t̪aˈni.ʊm]
    • Rhymes: -um
    • Syllabification: ti‧ta‧ni‧um

    Noun

    titanium (uncountable)

    1. titanium (chemical element)

    Derived terms

    • titanium dioksida
    • titanium karbida
    • titanium nitrida
    • titanium tetraklorida

    Further reading

    Latin

    Chemical element (edit)
    Ti
    Atomic number 22
    titanium
    Classification data
    Period 4
    Group 4
    Block d-block
    Class transition metal
    Previous: ← scandium (Sc)
    Next: vanadium (V) →
    Latin Wikipedia article on Titanium

    Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Ancient Greek Τῑτᾱ́ν (Tītā́n)bor.
    Latin Tītān
    Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós
    Proto-Italic *-ijos
    Proto-Italic *-ios
    Old Latin -ios
    Latin -iusnom.
    Latin -ium
    Latin titanium

      From Tītān + -ium.

      Coined in 1791 by chemist Martin Heinrich Klaproth, derived from Tītān (“Titan”) +‎ -ium (chemical element suffix).

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      tītānium n (genitive tītāniī); second declension

      1. (New Latin) titanium

      Declension

      Second-declension noun (neuter), singular only.

      singular
      nominative tītānium
      genitive tītāniī
      dative tītāniō
      accusative tītānium
      ablative tītāniō
      vocative tītānium

      Limburgish

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): [ti˧ˈcaː˨ɲɔ˧m]

      Noun

      titanium n

      1. (uncountable) titanium
      2. A part of titanium

      Malay

      Chemical element (edit)
      Ti
      Atomic number 22
      titanium
      Classification data
      Period 4
      Group 4
      Block d-block
      Class transition metal
      Previous: ← skandium (Sc)
      Next: vanadium (V) →

      Etymology

      From English titanium.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): [titaniom], [titani.əm], [tai̯teni.əm]
      • Rhymes: -iom, -jom, -om

      Noun

      titanium

      1. titanium (chemical element)
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