Definition

1. Noun:
   • The seventh note of a musical scale in solmization: In the solfège system, "ti" is the syllable used to name the seventh degree (leading tone) of a major scale.
   • A tropical plant (Cordyline fruticosa): A shrub with long leaves used for thatching and clothing, and sweet roots used as food, native to parts of Asia and the Pacific.
   • The chemical element titanium (symbol Ti): A strong, lightweight, silver-grey metallic element used in alloys for aerospace and other industries.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Musical Note):
  • In the song "Do-Re-Mi," the seventh note is "ti."
  • The scale is do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, do.
• Noun (Plant):
  • The leaves of the ti plant are often used for making skirts in Polynesian cultures.
  • They planted ti near their house for traditional use.
• Noun (Chemical Element):
  • The bicycle frame is made of ti, which makes it very light and strong.
  • Titanium (ti) is resistant to corrosion by seawater.

Advanced Usage

• "Ti" in fixed musical terminology: The syllable is fixed and always refers to the seventh scale degree in movable-do solfège.
  • When modulating, the "ti" leads strongly back to "do."
• "Ti leaf": A common term for the leaf of the Cordyline fruticosa plant.
  • She wrapped the food in a ti leaf before cooking.

Variants and Related Words

• Titanium (n): The full name of the metallic element Ti.
  • Titanium is valued for its high strength-to-weight ratio.
• Solfège/Sol-fa (n): The system of assigning syllables to musical notes that includes "ti."
  • She learned solfège to improve her sight-singing.

Synonyms

• Si: In some solfège systems (e.g., in many European countries), the syllable "si" is used instead of "ti" for the seventh note.
• Leading tone: A technical musical term for the seventh scale degree that "ti" represents.
• Cabbage tree: A common name for the plant.

Related Phrases

• "Ti plant": The most common phrase referring to the shrub .
  • The ti plant has colorful leaves.
• "Ti note": Used to specify the musical reference.
  • Can you sing the ti note?

Noun

1. the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization
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
3. 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