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Tantalic
Tantalic Tan*tal"ic, a. (Chem.)
Of or pertaining to tantalum; derived from, or containing,
tantalum; specifically, designating any one of a series of
acids analogous to nitric acid and the polyacid compounds of
phosphorus.
TantalismTantalism Tan"ta*lism, n. [See Tantalize.]
A punishment like that of Tantalus; a teasing or tormenting
by the hope or near approach of good which is not attainable;
tantalization. --Addison.
Is not such a provision like tantalism to this people?
--Josiah
Quincy. Tantalite
Tantalite Tan"ta*lite, n. [Cf. F. tantalite.] (Min.)
A heavy mineral of an iron-black color and submetallic
luster. It is essentially a tantalate of iron.
tantaliumTantalum Tan"ta*lum, n. [NL. So named on account of the
perplexity and difficulty encounterd by its discoverer
(Ekeberg) in isolating it. See Tantalus.] (Chem.)
A rare nonmetallic element found in certain minerals, as
tantalite, samarskite, and fergusonite, and isolated as a
dark powder which becomes steel-gray by burnishing. Symbol
Ta. Atomic weight 182.0. Formerly called also tantalium. Tantalization
Tantalization Tan`ta*li*za"tion, n.
The act of tantalizing, or state of being tantalized.
--Gayton.
TantalizeTantalize Tan"ta*lize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tantalized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Tantalizing.] [From Tantalus: cf. F.
tantaliser.]
To tease or torment by presenting some good to the view and
exciting desire, but continually frustrating the expectations
by keeping that good out of reach; to tease; to torment.
Thy vain desires, at strife Within themselves, have
tantalized thy life. --Dryden.
Syn: To tease; vex; irritate; provoke.
Usage: Tantalize, Disappoint. To disappoint is literally
to do away with what was (or was taken to be)
appointed; hence the peculiar pain from hopes thus
dashed to the ground. To tantalize, a much stronger
term, describes a most distressing form of
disappointment, as in the case of Tantalus, the
Phrygian king. To tantalize is to visit with the
bitterest disappointment -- to torment by exciting
hopes or expectations which can never be realized. TantalizedTantalize Tan"ta*lize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tantalized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Tantalizing.] [From Tantalus: cf. F.
tantaliser.]
To tease or torment by presenting some good to the view and
exciting desire, but continually frustrating the expectations
by keeping that good out of reach; to tease; to torment.
Thy vain desires, at strife Within themselves, have
tantalized thy life. --Dryden.
Syn: To tease; vex; irritate; provoke.
Usage: Tantalize, Disappoint. To disappoint is literally
to do away with what was (or was taken to be)
appointed; hence the peculiar pain from hopes thus
dashed to the ground. To tantalize, a much stronger
term, describes a most distressing form of
disappointment, as in the case of Tantalus, the
Phrygian king. To tantalize is to visit with the
bitterest disappointment -- to torment by exciting
hopes or expectations which can never be realized. Tantalizer
Tantalizer Tan"ta*li`zer, n.
One who tantalizes.
TantalizingTantalize Tan"ta*lize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tantalized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Tantalizing.] [From Tantalus: cf. F.
tantaliser.]
To tease or torment by presenting some good to the view and
exciting desire, but continually frustrating the expectations
by keeping that good out of reach; to tease; to torment.
Thy vain desires, at strife Within themselves, have
tantalized thy life. --Dryden.
Syn: To tease; vex; irritate; provoke.
Usage: Tantalize, Disappoint. To disappoint is literally
to do away with what was (or was taken to be)
appointed; hence the peculiar pain from hopes thus
dashed to the ground. To tantalize, a much stronger
term, describes a most distressing form of
disappointment, as in the case of Tantalus, the
Phrygian king. To tantalize is to visit with the
bitterest disappointment -- to torment by exciting
hopes or expectations which can never be realized. Tantalizingly
Tantalizingly Tan"ta*li`zing*ly, adv.
In a tantalizing or teasing manner.
Yttro-tantalite
Yttro-columbite Yt`tro-co*lum"bite, Yttro-tantalite
Yt`tro-tan"ta*lite, n. (Min.)
A tantalate of uranium, yttrium, and calcium, of a brown or
black color.
Meaning of Tantali from wikipedia
- land-based
cities or
states such as Troy,[page needed] Tartessos, and
Tantalis (in the
province of Manisa, Turkey); Israel-Sinai or Canaan;[citation needed]...
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Argos Tantalus, son of
Thyestes Plisthenes (silent role), son of
Thyestes Tantali umbra (ghost of Tantalus),
grandfather of
Atreus &
Thyestes Furia (Rage...
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supported by
other sources, as the site of a very
celebrated city
called "
Tantalis" or "the city of Tantalus",
after the name of its founder.
Presumably located...
-
location of Atlantis. By
first claiming that
references to
mythological Tantalis by
Plato were in fact
meant to
identify a
Lydian king by the name of Tantalus...
- but in Lydia, not
Egypt as
Plato states; that
Atlantis is
identical with
Tantalis, the city of
Tantalus in Asia Minor,
which was (in a
similar tradition...
- of a city
located near
Manisa in today's
Aegean Turkey that was
called "
Tantalis" or "the city of Tantalus", or "Sipylus". The city was
located at the foot...
- a
historical Tantalus,
possibly the
ruler of an
Anatolian city
named "
Tantalís", "the city of Tantalus", or of a city
named "Sipylus".
Pausanias reports...
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formerly in the same
place was a very
celebrated city
which was
called "
Tantalis" or "the city of Tantalus"
whose ruins were
still visible around his time...
- docile, even
responding to
their names when called. A bird louse,
Ardeicola tantali was
described on the
basis of a
specimen obtained from this
species as...
- High
written by Adam
Schlesinger Tantalizers, a
Nigerian fast food
chain Tantalis, a
hypothetical lost city
theorized by
historian Peter James Search for...
