titanite
English edit
Noun edit
titanite (countable and uncountable, plural titanites)
- (mineralogy) A mixed calcium and titanium neosilicate, CaTiSiO5, once known as sphene.
Translations edit
mixed calcium and titanium neosilicate
Further reading edit
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Titanite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “titanite”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
French edit
Etymology edit
From titane (“titanium”) + -ite.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
titanite f (plural titanites)
Descendants edit
- → Romanian: titanit
Further reading edit
- “titanite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From titanio (“titanium”) + -ite.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
titanite f (plural titaniti)
Further reading edit
- titanite in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana