titanium

Definition

  • noun: a very strong and light silvery metal
  • noun: a silvery-gray light strong metallic element obtained from ilmenite and rutile and used especially in alloys and combined in refractory materials, pigments, and coatings

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  • (..) - They haven't broken the code yet. - Who? The zombies? - The Borg. - It sounds Swedish. - How big is this ship? - decks. metres long. It took me six months to find enough titanium just to build a cockpit. How much did this thing cost? The economics of the future are somewhat different. (..)
    1996 Star Trek: First Contact
  • (..) `but I was never able to touch it. For humans, touch can connect you to an object in a very personal way. It makes it seem more real. I'm detecting imperfections in the titanium casing. Temperature variations in the fuel manifold. It is no more real to me now than it was a moment ago. (..)
    1996 Star Trek: First Contact