Titan
pronunciation
How to pronounce Titan in British English:
UK [ˈtaɪtn]
How to pronounce Titan in American English:
US [ˈtaɪtn]
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- Noun:
- a person of exceptional importance and reputation
Word Origin
- titan (n.)
- early 15c., from Latin titan, from Greek titan, member of a mythological race of giants who attempted to scale heaven by piling Mount Pelion on Mount Ossa but were overthrown by Zeus and the other gods. They descended from Titan, elder brother (or grandson) of Kronos. The name is perhaps from tito "sun, day," which probably is a loan-word from a language of Asia Minor. Sense of "person or thing of enormous size or ability" first recorded 1828. Applied to planet Saturn's largest satellite in 1831; it was discovered 1655 by Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens, who named it Saturni Luna "moon of Saturn." Related: Titaness; titanian.
Example
- 1. Beware the wrath of a corporate titan scorned .
- 2. But the titan represented a new generation , a liquid-fueled rocket with greater range and a more powerful payload that upped the ante in the cold war .
- 3. But at the low temperatures prevalent on titan , these reactions would normally occur too slowly to account for the disappearing hydrogen .
- 4. Can the korean titan keep that up in the face of new competition ?
- 5. As a titan of the equity market , apple is unusual .