titania
titania Lexical Profile
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• noun
The queen of the fairies and wife of Oberon in William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream and subsequent European folklore.
"The actress received high praise for her graceful portrayal of Titania in the summer theater production."
Titanium dioxide, a naturally occurring white oxide of titanium widely used as a bright pigment in paints, sunscreens, plastics, and ceramics.
"The materials scientist coated the solar cell with a thin layer of titania to improve its light absorption."
The largest of the moons of the planet Uranus, discovered by William Herschel in 1787 and composed of roughly equal parts ice and rock.
"Astronomers analyzed infrared images of Titania to map the deep canyons and fault lines across its icy surface."
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Word Origin & Etymology
As a common noun in chemistry, coined in the early 19th century from Modern Latin titanium plus the oxide suffix -ia. As a proper noun, adopted by William Shakespeare from Ovid's Metamorphoses, where Titania is used as an epithet meaning 'daughter of the Titans'.