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Ti·ta·ni·a

(tĭ-tā′nē-ə, -tān′yə, tī-)

1. The queen of the fairies and wife of Oberon in medieval folklore.

2. A satellite of Uranus.

[From Latin Tītānia, the goddess Diana, sister to the sun, from feminine of Tītānius, of the Titans, from Tītān, Titan; see Titan.]

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titania

(taɪˈteɪnɪə)

(Elements & Compounds) another name for titanium dioxide

Titania

(tɪˈtɑːnɪə)

1. (European Myth & Legend) (in medieval folklore) the queen of the fairies and wife of Oberon

2. (Classical Myth & Legend) (in classical antiquity) a poetic epithet used variously to characterize Circe, Diana, Latona, or Pyrrha

Titania

(tɪˈtɑːnɪə)

(Celestial Objects) the largest of the satellites of Uranus and the second furthest from the planet

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ti•ta•ni•a

(taɪˈteɪ ni ə)

n.

synthetic rutile, TiO₂, used as a gem.

[1920–25; titani (um) + -a⁴]

Ti•ta•ni•a

(tɪˈteɪ ni ə, taɪ-)

n.

the wife of Oberon and the queen of fairyland in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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Noun	1.	titania - a white powder used as a pigment for its high covering power and durability titanic oxide, titanium dioxide, titanium oxide oxide - any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical pigment - dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
	2.	Titania - (Middle Ages) the queen of the fairies in medieval folklore folklore - the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture faerie, faery, fay, sprite - a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers Dark Ages, Middle Ages - the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance

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and then-and then think of the 'Tempest' -the 'Midsummer-Night's Dream'- Prospero Oberon-and Titania!

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-- than if I had taken Queen Mab or Titania as my companion."

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I never can remember names when I want to.) Tell a girl she is an angel, only more angelic than an angel; that she is a goddess, only more graceful, queenly, and heavenly than the average goddess; that she is more fairy-like than Titania, more beautiful than Venus, more enchanting than Parthenope; more adorable, lovely, and radiant, in short, than any other woman that ever did live, does live, or could live, and you will make a very favorable impression upon her trusting little heart.

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Bhaer was Nick Bottom, and Tina was Titania, a perfect little fairy in his arms.

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In company with her male colleague, the great American actor, Isidore Bruno, she was producing a particularly poetical and fantastic interpretation of Midsummer Night's Dream: in which the artistic prominence was given to Oberon and Titania, or in other words to Bruno and herself.

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PHOTO | THOMAS RAJULA class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddleIn the nearby enchanted woods, the fairies and butterflies watch over their Queen Titania (Kayla Hotz) and King Oberon (Lawrence Ogina).

Dance Centre's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' is a show to remember

A dark adsorption step is employed prior to PCO test to bring titania catalyst to adsorption equilibrium with the pollutants.

Photocatalytic Activity and Durability of Commercial Ti[O.sub.2] Photocatalysts for Indoor Air Purification

The gas permeability of membranes with different weight ratio of titania were investigated.

Synthesis and Characterization of Green Membranes Polyimide/Titania Bionanocomposites Containing Amino Acid and Benzimidazole Moieties for Gas Transport Properties

Police were called to a house in Titania Street, East Belfast, in response to an early-morning incident.

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The Malaysian team had proposed a research concept titled Nano-Palm Frond Titania Fibre (PFTF) Membrane for Industrial Waste Water Treatment (Reduction of Methylene Blue Dye and Hexavalent Chromium).

Malaysia brings home gold from International Nanotechnology Olympiad

Their topics include titania nanomaterials as a future prospect, the enhanced photocatalytic activity of titania supported on different carbon allotropes for degrading pharmaceutical organic compounds, surface-modification and composite engineering metal chalcogenide electrodes for solar hydrogen production, photocatalysis based on silver phosphate: a brief review from fundamentals to applications, and modeling and optimizing the photocatalytic degradation process of 4-chlorophenol using response surface methodology and artificial neural networks.