ti
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Definition
- 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
- the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization
- 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
- 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