Titan 
'Tin .in old tale; Jove strikes the TWnru flown, 
Not when they set about their monnteln-pUlnf, 
But when another rock wmilil crown Hi.- ork. 
i; :;:,:, 
tithe 
IT. 
2. Any one ol' tlu> immediate deseeudants of 
the Tit.-ms. us Prometheus and K|.iinotlieus. 
but several chemists ut high reputation inm- dwUnd 
themselves unable to detect any titanium In it. Tin- 
chemical relatloni of titanium are peculiar : In ome re- 
3,.,. . . ,,,. I > I-IV>ID v < i.iuii.im ,111 |l< . mini , III IHIII1C TV- 
. 1 lie sun personified, Fitan being at times spccts It stands midway between tin ami itllcon ; In other 
.,..i.,. t :t..i.i i... XL- T _i;_ 
liy the Latin poets for Helios as 
of the sun. 
And Tiiini. tired In the mid-day heat, 
With burning eye did ln.il> overlook them. 
.S'Ao*., Venus and Adonis, 1. 177. 
4. The sixth in order of the eight satellites of 
the planet Saturn, and the largest, appeariii"; 
us n st:ii- of I he ninth magnitude. See s/iliini. 
5. A genus of beetles. MiiHIinrx. 
titan' 2 (ti'tan), n. [= F. titunc = 8p. Pg. It. 
tiliiniii, < IvTL. titinih/m : see liltiniiim.] 1. A 
calcareous earth; titanite. 2. Titanium. 
titanate (li'tan-St), n. [< ti/iiii(ic)* 
A --;ilt of tilllllii' Ill-ill. 
quickly: see /iWrl.J Same as till 
Of a good ntlrrliiK strain too, she goes liih. 
Ftetclitr, Loyal Subject, III. 4. 
tithable (ti'THa-bl), n. and M. [Also nt/milil, . 
< lithe + -able.] I. a. 1. Subject to the pay- 
ment of tithes, as property; capable of bfinu 
tithed. 
It Is not to be expected from the nature of them; gen- 
ways It Is allied to Iron, chromium, and aluminium 
titanium-green (ti-ta'ni-um-gren), . Tita- 
nium ferrocyanide, precipitated by potassium 
ferroeyanide from a solution of titanic chlorid, 
recommended as an innocuous substitute for 
Schweinfurt green and other arsenical green 
pigments. The color, however, is far inferior 
to that of Schweinfurt green. 
Titanomachy (ti-ta-nom'a-ki), n. [< Gr. tiravo- 
paxia, < T<rai, Titan, +" pd*?, battle.] The 
battle or war of the Titans with the gods. 
Gladstone, Contemporary Kev., LI. 760. 
+ -ntri ] Titanomys(ti-tan'6-mis),fi. [NL. (Von Meyer, 
1843), < Or. lirav. Titan, + /<<;, mouse.] A ge- TT 
Titanesque(ti-tii-nesk'),. [< Titan* + -esquc ] nus of fossil duplicident rodents, of the family . Apersonby or for whom tithes or par- 
Characteristlc or suggestive of the Titans, or Lagomyida, related to the living pikas, but ' 
characterized by the single upper and lower 
eral commentaries that I should particularly specify what 
things are tithaUe and what not, the time when, or the 
manner and proportion in which, tithe* are usually .hi. 
alaclatone, Com., II. III. 
2f. Assessable for tithes, or for the payment of 
any tax to a parish, as a person. 
They [Virginians] call all negroes above sixteen Tears of 
age tithablr. be they male or female, and all white men 
of the same age. Be verity, Virginia, IT. 1 18. 
of the legends concerning them; of Titanic . 
character or quality. prernolar, instead of two such teeth. 
His extraordinary metaphors, and flashes of Titanetquc V$* n t J J? rii d (ti-ta'no-the-ri'i-de), n. pi. 
Their parishes are accounted large or small. In propor- 
tion to the number of tithablft contained In them, andnot 
according to the extent of land. Severity, Virginia, Iv. K S3. 
humour. t'rawO.e, Carlyle (first Forty Years), 
Titanessjti'tan-es), w. [< Titoni + -ess.'} 
[NL., < Titanntkerium + -wte.1 A family of ex- tithe 1 (tiTH), a. and . [Formerly also tytlte; < 
; J__i_t *_ _ I , . . \fV. titltl, tltttlf, tnlltm / AU t...'.lt... t n - * t.,.'...tl... 
tinct perissodactyls, based on the genus Titano- 
therium. 
titanptherioid (ti-ta-no-the'ri-oid), n. and a. 
[< 'l'i In ni>tlnriii in + -oirf.] I. n. A titanothe- 
rium, or a related mammal. Nature, XLI. 347. 
H. a. Resembling or related to the genus 
Titanothcriuni, 
female Titan; a woman of surpassing size or 
power. 
So likewise did this Tilnnnae aspire 
Rule and dominion to hereelfe to galne. 
Spenter, F. ., VII. vi. 4. 
Titania (ti-ta'ni-a), n. [< L. Titania, poetically 
applied to Diana (as well as to Latona, I'vr- Tltanotherium (ti-ta-no-the'ri-um), n. [NL. 
rha, and Circe), fern, of Titanitu, of the Titans, (Leidy, 1853), < Gr. Ttrav, Titan, + 8ijplm>, a 
< Titan, Titan: see Tittin.] 1. The queen of wild beast.] 1. A genus of gigantic perisso- 
Fairyland, and consort of Oberon. dactyl mammals from the Miocene of North 
Ofcron. Now, my Titania; wake yon, my sweet queen. A . meriC ?-~, 2 ;.-< ^ A member of this genus. 
Titatua. My Oberon ! what visions have I seen I titan-Schorl (ti'tan-shdrl), n. Native oxid of 
Shale., M. N. D., Iv. i. so. titanium. 
2. A genus of lepidopterous insects. Hiilmer, tit-babbler (tit'bab'ler), w. A hill-tit, Tricho- 
' 
1816. 
titanian ' (ti-ta'ni-an), a. [< L. Titaniun, of the 
Titans, < Titan, Titan: see Titan.] Same as 
titanic 1 . Johnson, in Boswell, I. 174. 
titanian 2 (ti-ta'ni-an), a. [< titanium + -an.] 
Same as titanic^. 
titanic 1 (ti-tan'ik), a. [= F. titatiigae = Sp. 
Titdnico = Pg. It. Titaiiiro, < L. as if *Titanicu# 
(for which Tihtniacug), < Gr. Tirow/toj-, of or per- 
taining to a Titan or the Titans, < lirdv, Titan : 
see Titan 1 .] Of, pertaining to, or character- 
istic of the Titans; hence, enormous in size, 
strength, or degree; gigantic; superhuman; 
huge; vast. 
titanic- (ti-tan'ik), n. [< titanium + -ic.] Of 
or pertaining to titanium Titanic acid Ti0 2 , ti- 
tanium dloxid. When prepared artificially it Is a white 
tasteless powder which assumes a yellow color when gen- 
tly heated. It is fusible in the oxyhydrogen Hume. It Is 
insoluble in water, in hydrochloric acid, and in dilute sul- 
phuric acid. It occurs in nature In three forms, as rutile, 
octahcdrite or anatase, and brookite. Also called titanic 
oxidtirnnhiKtriil. Titanic iron ore. Same as il menitc. 
-Titanic schorl, a name of rutile. 
titanical (ti-tan'i-kal), a. [< titanic 1 + -a 
Same as titanic*. -Titanical atarst, the planet*. 
titaniferous (ti-ta-nif'e-rus), a. [< NL. tita- 
nium + L. fi-rrc, = E.'feenrl, + -ous.] Con- 
taining titanium : as, titunifrroux iron. Titanif- 
erous cerlte. same as tmhr/Hnite. Titaniferous 
iron ore, titaniferous oxid of iron, ilmcnite. 
titanite (ti'tan-it), . [< titiiniinn + -i<3.] An 
ore of titanium. See sphene. 
stoma rostratuni, 'inhabiting the Malay penin- 
8U ' a > Sumatra, and Borneo, it was originally de- 
cribed "^ B| y th '" 1S42 " Trieluatoma rottra^tm, and 
Tit-babbler ( Trithottonta rostratum). 
has since been placed In six other genera, with various 
specific names. It Is 5 inches long, with red eyes, bluish 
feet, and varied brownish coloration. The name extends 
to other hill-tits which have Improperly been placed In 
Trichottama, the one here named being the only member 
of this genus in a proper sense. 
-, titbit (tit'bit), n. [Also tidbit; < H<3, a bit, 
morsel, + bit.] A delicate bit; a sweet mor- 
sel. = Byn. Delicacy, Dainty, Tidtrit. See delicacy. 
tite 1 (tit), adv. [Also spelled tight, and con- 
fused with tight* ; also tith ; < ME. tite, tyte, tit, 
tyt, erroneously tigt, also tid, < Icel. titt, quickly, 
neut. of tidhr, frequent, usual, eager (super), in 
the phrase sem tidhast, quickly, immediately). 
Cf. titcly.] Quickly ; soon ; fast : as, run as lite 
titanitic (ti-ta-nit 'ik), n. [< Htanite + -c.] Same as you can. "[Obsolete or p'rov. Eng.'and U. 8.] 
Then the troiens full tjrt tokyn there hertes. 
n. [NL., so called in 
Dettntction of Troy (E. E. T. a), 1. 6618. 
As (if as thel come him to the sothe for to Idle, 
Thel sett hem doun softly that semly be-fore. 
WOliam of Palerne (E. E. T. &X 1. 852. 
And who fyndis hym grened late by m tell* tyte. 
York Play*, p. 804. 
As titet (without a following at\ quickly ; immediately. 
I shal telle the at tite what this tree hatte. 
Fieri Plmcman (BX rvt 01. 
found quite frequently iii combination with the'protoxld tite'-'t, a. An old spelling of tiahfl. Bailev. 
of iron, mixed with inore or less of the pcroxid of the i.-t-x.' A \r,AM ^,,i;<,^ f j-,i. Kit. 
fanciful allusion to the Titans; < L. Titan, < 
Gr. Tmir, Titan: see Titan.] Chemical symbol, 
Ti: atomic weight, 48.1. A metal whieli i>, 
not found native, but as artificially prepared 
is n dark-gray powder having a decided metal- 
lie luster, and resembling iron in appearance. 
It occurs, In the form of the dloxid, In three dllieront crys- 
talline forms rutile, hrookito, and anatase and Is also 
ME. tithe, tythc, tethe, < AS. teotha for leant I,,,, 
< teon, lien, tyne, ten: see ten, tenth.] I.f a. 
Tenth. 
Every tithe soul, 'mongst many thousand. 
Shale., T. and C., II. 2. 19. 
H. n. 1. A tenth; the tenth part of anything; 
hence, any indefinitely small part. 
I have searched . . . man by man. l>oy by boy ; . . . the 
tithe of a hair wa never lost In my house before. 
fihalc., I Hen. IV., 111. 3. M. 
2. A contribution or tax for some public use, 
either voluntary or enforced, of one tenth of the 
quantity or of the value of the subject from or 
on account of which it is paid; hence, any 
ratable tax payable in kind or by commutation 
of its value in money. The levying of tithes In kind 
on natural productions or the proceeds of Industry was 
generally practised in ancient times, for both civil and 
ecclesiastical usea; and this is still the prevalent method of 
taxation for all purposes In Mohammedan countries. It 
was established and definitely regulated for the support 
of religion among the Hebrews; and It was revived for the 
support of the Christian church by a law of Charlemagne 
about the beginning of the ninth century, after some pre- 
vious fluctuating use of it Ecclesiastical tithes were 
always more or leas oppressive and unequal in their inci- 
dence, and they have been generally abolUhed except in 
lireat Britain, where they are still maintained, mainly In 
the shape of commuted rent-charges upon land. As there 
recognized, tilhr is defined as the tenth part of the in- 
crease annually arising from the profits of land and stock 
and the personal Industry of the Inhabitants, allotted for 
the maintenance of the clergy or priesthood, for their sup- 
port, and other church purposes. Under the ancient Jew- 
ish law, tithes of all produce. Including flocks and cattle, 
were to be given to the Levtte, and of this tithe or tenth 
a tenth was to be given to the priests. In modern ec- 
clesiastical usage, tithes are divided into personal, pre- 
dial, and mixed : penonal, when accruing from labor art, 
trade, and manufacture; predial, when Issuing directly 
from the earth, as hay, wood, grain, and fruit ; and mixed, 
when accruing from beasts which are fed from the ground. 
Another division of tithes is Into great and small. (Jreat 
titfiet consist of all species of corn and grain, hay and 
wood ; anatt tithe*, of predial tithes of other kinds, to- 
gether with mixed and personal tithes. In England great 
tithes belong to the rector, and are hence called pomm- 
age or rectorial tithes; and the others are due to the vicar, 
and are hence called vicarage tithet. (.See altarage, 2.) 
In England tithes are now often improprlated to laymen, 
ecclesiastical corporations, etc. Several acts of Parliament 
have been passed for tlie commutation of tithes In England 
and Ireland, the usual form being the conversion of tithes 
Into a rent-charge called the tilhr rent-charge, payable in 
money, and chargeable on the land. In regard to tithes 
in Scotland, see teind. 
3f. A tax assessed by the vestry of a parish. 
Commutation of tithes;. In England and Ireland, the 
conversion of tithes Into a rent-charge payable In money, 
and chargeable on the land. See Commutation of Tithet 
Act, under commutation. Composition of tithes. 
Same as real comporition (6) (which see, under rwrfl), 
ft^flllln tithe, a general tax on movable property and 
revenues from land levied in France and England In 1188 
for the support of the third crusade, organiied for the 
recovery of the Holy Land from the sultan Saladln. See 
Ordinatice of the Saladin Tithe, under ordinance. Titu- 
lars of the tithes. See titular. 
is \,-n 1 1 iirirkahle in its power of rombinini; with nitro- 
gen at a high temperature. Certain copper-colored en 
bical crystals which are not infrequently found in the 
"bear" of blust-flllillices. anil weiv supposed I.) \Vol- 
I list on to be pure titanium, were shown by \\ oM. i t.. .-, .u 
sist of u cyanonitriil of that metal. As 'titanium enters 
Into the composition of so many Iron ores, it is natural 
that it shoiiM have been found in many kinds of pi^-inin. 
Its presence in small quantity does not appear to have an 
injurious effect. A considerable number of patents have 
erroneously tigtly, also titllii'hi ;' titllikr. < Icel. 
tiilhuliga, frequently, < tidhr, frequent (neut. 
titt, quickly): see tite 1 .] Quickly; soon. 
\Vith-out tarying to his tent tytln thai yode, 
And were set all samyn the soncrain l>efore. 
Detraction of Troy (E. E. T. S.\ 1. 1OM. 
Hold, sirrah, bear you these letters ri/Mf/v ; 
Sail like my pinnace to these golden shores. 
Shalt., M. W. of W., I. 3. 88. 
or upon. 
When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of 
thine increase. Dent. xxvl. 12. 
2. To pay tithes on; give or yield up a tithe of. 
Military spoil, and the prey gotten in war, Is also tylha- 
ble, for Abraham t<ithr,t It to Melchlinlek. 
Spdman, Tytbes, XT!. 
St. To take or reckon by tenths or tens ; take 
tithe or every tenth of. 
