Source : WordNet®
Ti
n 1: a light strong gray lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic
element used in strong light-weight alloys (as for
airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and
ilmenite [syn: {titanium}, {atomic number 22}]
2: shrub with terminal tufts of elongated leaves used locally
for thatching and clothing; thick sweet roots are used as
food; tropical southeastern Asia, Australia and Hawaii
[syn: {Cordyline terminalis}]
3: the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any
musical scale in solmization [syn: {te}, {si}]