from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Ti
n 1: a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic
element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane
parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite [syn:
{titanium}, {Ti}, {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:
{ti}, {Cordyline terminalis}]
3: the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any
musical scale in solmization [syn: {ti}, {te}, {si}]