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# titanium

«titanium» in Mova's school dictionary: **a strong, light, silver-grey metal, a chemical element…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (titanium, uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Titanium is a strong, light, silver-grey metal, a chemical element with the symbol Ti and atomic number 22. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/titanium/#m1)

2) It does not rust easily, so it is used in planes, spacecraft, bicycles, glasses frames and medical implants. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/titanium/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons on materials, titanium is a good example of choosing a material for its properties: strong but light, does not corrode, and the body accepts it, so it is used for artificial hips, dental implants and pins in broken bones. Titanium dioxide is a white powder in paint, toothpaste and sunscreen. Phrases: «titanium alloy», «titanium frame», «titanium dioxide».

### examples

- Titanium is strong but light. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/titanium/#x1)
- Grandad's new hip is made of titanium. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/titanium/#x2)
- Some bike frames are made of titanium. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/titanium/#x3)
- Titanium does not rust in seawater. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/titanium/#x4)
- Its chemical symbol is Ti. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/titanium/#x5)
- White paint often contains titanium dioxide. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/titanium/#x6)
- Titanium is used in planes and rockets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/titanium/#x7)

### note

Uncountable. Named after the Titans of Greek myths. Symbol Ti (capital T, small i).

### In the corpora

- [Titanium is also used for hip replacements because the body accepts it well.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/31-metals-what-theyre-good-for/19/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «titanium» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/titanium/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.