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Definition of Titan in English: Titanproper nounˈtʌɪt(ə)nˈtaɪtn 1Greek Mythology Any of the older gods who preceded the Olympians and were the children of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaia (Earth). Led by Cronus, they overthrew Uranus; Cronus' son, Zeus, then rebelled against his father and eventually defeated the Titans. Example sentencesExamples - The rest of Saturn's moons are named after individual Titans like Enceladus and Mimas.
- He was one of the Titans, the children of Gaia and Ouranos, Earth and Sky.
- In Greek mythology, he had been torn apart by Titans but was always regenerated, like the vines in spring.
- Thrust it down, below the depths of Tartarus, into the lightless prison of the Titans!
- They survived the war between the Titans and the Olympians and became servants of Zeus.
- 1.1as noun a titan A person or thing of very great strength, intellect, or importance.
a titan of American industry Example sentencesExamples - Rather, we give you the handful of interesting links that will, in time, make you a titan of convergence.
- Abrams is a titan - you don't run groundbreaking shows by rolling over and toeing the company line.
- Dan has returned from his vacation: rested, refreshed and ready to resume his rightful place as a titan of the blogosphere.
- He is a titan of a man and is the best runner I know apart from Colin Jackson whom I met once.
- The 1919 winner of the award at the age of 49 was Marcel Proust, a titan in French literature of that age.
- Where once he was a titan, today he appears to have lost political and personal bearings.
- The guy is a titan of jazz piano and you couldn't have asked for a greater contrast with this gig.
- He was a titan on the stage; he was also an outstanding teacher.
- Covering a titan like Bowie is always dangerous, but Jorge rises to the task and manages to make the songs his own.
- Elvis was a titan, a heroic everyman, an emblem of America's true greatness.
- He saw himself as a titan, a giant among his peers, towering above the rest of the pack.
- The charismatic and determined CEO who set out to build a titan has now assumed a defensive posture and is working to keep her creation in one piece.
- He was a titan in America's steel, aluminum, and magnesium industries and was even involved in health care.
- Clarke Carlisle, a titan in the Leeds rearguard, cut it out at the expense of a corner, and the tone for what followed was set.
- Some say he is ‘a titan of three-chord classic rock’.
- To get a sense of Powell's post-government marketability, I paid a visit to a titan of that industry, Nels Olson.
- If this monstrous juggernaut of metal and circuitry wasn't a titan, he didn't know what was.
- The other is a titan of British acting, whose friends include Neil Tennant and Lily Savage.
- Once finished, a titan claws its way from the ground and starts off on a tear towards your enemy's town, where it slaughters anything in its path.
- This show made it clear that before he became a titan of avant-garde theater, Beck was a painter of force and poetic invention.
Synonyms giant, mammoth, colossus, leviathan, behemoth, titan, brobdingnagian, monstrosity
2Astronomy The largest satellite of Saturn (diameter 5,150 km), the fifteenth closest to the planet, discovered by C. Huygens in 1655. It is unique in having a hazy atmosphere of nitrogen, methane, and oily hydrocarbons. Definition of Titan in US English: Titanproper nounˈtītnˈtaɪtn 1Greek Mythology Any of the older gods who preceded the Olympians and were the children of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaia (Earth). Led by Cronus, they overthrew Uranus; Cronus' son, Zeus, then rebelled against his father and eventually defeated the Titans. Example sentencesExamples - Thrust it down, below the depths of Tartarus, into the lightless prison of the Titans!
- The rest of Saturn's moons are named after individual Titans like Enceladus and Mimas.
- He was one of the Titans, the children of Gaia and Ouranos, Earth and Sky.
- In Greek mythology, he had been torn apart by Titans but was always regenerated, like the vines in spring.
- They survived the war between the Titans and the Olympians and became servants of Zeus.
- 1.1as noun a titan A person or thing of very great strength, intellect, or importance.
a titan of American industry Example sentencesExamples - He is a titan of a man and is the best runner I know apart from Colin Jackson whom I met once.
- Rather, we give you the handful of interesting links that will, in time, make you a titan of convergence.
- Abrams is a titan - you don't run groundbreaking shows by rolling over and toeing the company line.
- The 1919 winner of the award at the age of 49 was Marcel Proust, a titan in French literature of that age.
- He saw himself as a titan, a giant among his peers, towering above the rest of the pack.
- Once finished, a titan claws its way from the ground and starts off on a tear towards your enemy's town, where it slaughters anything in its path.
- He was a titan on the stage; he was also an outstanding teacher.
- The guy is a titan of jazz piano and you couldn't have asked for a greater contrast with this gig.
- Covering a titan like Bowie is always dangerous, but Jorge rises to the task and manages to make the songs his own.
- Where once he was a titan, today he appears to have lost political and personal bearings.
- He was a titan in America's steel, aluminum, and magnesium industries and was even involved in health care.
- Elvis was a titan, a heroic everyman, an emblem of America's true greatness.
- Some say he is ‘a titan of three-chord classic rock’.
- Clarke Carlisle, a titan in the Leeds rearguard, cut it out at the expense of a corner, and the tone for what followed was set.
- To get a sense of Powell's post-government marketability, I paid a visit to a titan of that industry, Nels Olson.
- This show made it clear that before he became a titan of avant-garde theater, Beck was a painter of force and poetic invention.
- The charismatic and determined CEO who set out to build a titan has now assumed a defensive posture and is working to keep her creation in one piece.
- If this monstrous juggernaut of metal and circuitry wasn't a titan, he didn't know what was.
- Dan has returned from his vacation: rested, refreshed and ready to resume his rightful place as a titan of the blogosphere.
- The other is a titan of British acting, whose friends include Neil Tennant and Lily Savage.
Synonyms giant, mammoth, colossus, leviathan, behemoth, titan, brobdingnagian, monstrosity
2Astronomy The largest satellite of Saturn, the fifteenth closest to the planet, discovered by C. Huygens in 1655, and having a diameter of 3,200 miles (5,150 km). It is unique in having a hazy atmosphere of nitrogen, and methane and other hydrocarbons. |