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TITANIUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
Synonyms:
atomic number 22; Ti; titanium
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("titanium" is a kind of...):
metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)
Domain category:
aeroplane; airplane; plane (an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets)
Holonyms ("titanium" is a substance of...):
ilmenite (a weakly magnetic black mineral found in metamorphic and plutonic rocks; an iron titanium oxide in crystalline form; a source of titanium)
rutile (a mineral consisting of titanium dioxide in crystalline form; occurs in metamorphic and plutonic rocks and is a major source of titanium)
Context examples:
Titanium oxide is rarely seen on Earth.
(Inferno World with Titanium Skies, ESO)
Normally, titanium oxide in the atmospheres of hot Jupiters absorbs light and reradiates it as heat, making the atmosphere grow warmer at higher altitudes.
(Hubble Observes Exoplanet that Snows Sunscreen, NASA)
This black titanium while being bactericidal does not compromise eukaryotic cell attachment which is important for the integration of the implant with bones and tissues.
(Nanopillars help orthopaedic implants resist infection, SciDev.Net)
While other telescopes had found hints that this explosion was not spherical, NuSTAR found the "smoking gun" in the form of a radioisotope called titanium-44.
(Star Explosion is Lopsided, NASA)
The presence of titanium oxide in the atmosphere of WASP-19b can have substantial effects on the atmospheric temperature structure and circulation.
(Inferno World with Titanium Skies, ESO)
Astronomers using Hubble didn't look for titanium oxide specifically.
(Hubble Observes Exoplanet that Snows Sunscreen, NASA)
The chlorine-based ‘reactive ion’ etching process to create nanopillars causes the normally shiny surface of the titanium to turn black.
(Nanopillars help orthopaedic implants resist infection, SciDev.Net)
The NuSTAR spectral data reveal that titanium-44 is moving away from us with a velocity of 1.6 million mph (2.6 million kilometers per hour).
(Star Explosion is Lopsided, NASA)
By using the FORS2 instrument on the Very Large Telescope the team was able to carefully analyse this light and deduce that the atmosphere contained small amounts of titanium oxide, water and traces of sodium, alongside a strongly scattering global haze.
(Inferno World with Titanium Skies, ESO)
Hubble astronomers suggest that powerful winds carry the titanium oxide gas around to the colder nighttime side, where it condenses into crystalline flakes, forms clouds, and precipitates as snow.
(Hubble Observes Exoplanet that Snows Sunscreen, NASA)
