Titanean

Pronunciation

• IPA: /taɪtəˈniːən/

Alternative forms

• Titanian

Full definition of Titanean

Adjective

1. (mythology) Of the Titans, literally or figuratively.
• J.G. Strutt, 1814, English translation of Milton, 1626, "On the fifth of November"Here is the lofty tower of Titanean Fame
• 1861, First biennial report of the progress of the geological survey of Michigansandstone is broken into immense angular fragments forty feet and less, in diameter, which lie about like the work of Titanean quarrymen.
2. (astronomy) Of Titan, the largest moon of Saturn.
• Luz et al. "Latitudinal transport by barotropic waves in Titan's stratosphere", Icarus 166 (2003) 343–358for Titan the shallow-atmosphere approximation is a much poorer one (8% of the titanean radius).

Noun

1. (science fiction) An inhabitant of Titan (the Saturnian moon)