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单词 triton
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triton1

noun ˈtrʌɪt(ə)nˈtraɪtn
  • A large mollusc which has a tall spiral shell with a large aperture, living in tropical and subtropical seas.

    Genus Charonia, family Cymatiidae, class Gastropoda, in particular C. tritonis, which is used as a trumpet shell

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Various environmental factors have favoured this population explosion, but one of the main causes is the popularity among collectors of the triton's shell.
    • All were available in plain or patinated brass or copper, and they included a variety of shells, such as Philippine, chiton, limpet, melon, triton, sea conch, and nautilus.
    • When he eventually bobbed back up at the surface, we swam over to join him and to admire his catch - a huge triton shell.

Origin

Late 18th century: from Triton.

Rhymes

Blyton, brighten, Brighton, Crichton, enlighten, frighten, heighten, lighten, righten, tighten, titan, whiten

triton2

nounˈtrʌɪt(ə)nˈtraɪtn
  • A nucleus of a tritium atom, consisting of a proton and two neutrons.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Protons, deuterons, and tritons would begin fusing with each other, releasing more energy, and initiating other fusion reactions among other hydrogen isotopes.
    • The raw spectra of protons, deuterons, tritons and alpha particles were fitted with a three moving source prescription.
    • Recent experimental data have shown that the same model systematically overpredicts the deuteron and triton yields observed at higher excitation energies up to 405 MeV.

Origin

1940s: from tritium + -on.

Triton3

proper nounˈtrʌɪt(ə)nˈtraɪtn
  • 1Greek Mythology
    A minor sea god usually represented as a man with a fish's tail and carrying a trident and shell-trumpet.

  • 2Astronomy
    The largest satellite of Neptune, the seventh closest to the planet and having a retrograde orbit and a thin nitrogen atmosphere, discovered in 1846 (diameter 2,700 km).

 
 

triton1

nounˈtrītnˈtraɪtn
  • A large mollusk which has a tall spiral shell with a large aperture, living in tropical and subtropical seas.

    Genus Charonia, family Cymatiidae, class Gastropoda, in particular C. tritonis, which is used as a trumpet shell

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When he eventually bobbed back up at the surface, we swam over to join him and to admire his catch - a huge triton shell.
    • Various environmental factors have favoured this population explosion, but one of the main causes is the popularity among collectors of the triton's shell.
    • All were available in plain or patinated brass or copper, and they included a variety of shells, such as Philippine, chiton, limpet, melon, triton, sea conch, and nautilus.

Origin

Late 18th century: from Triton.

triton2

nounˈtrītnˈtraɪtn
  • A nucleus of a tritium atom, consisting of a proton and two neutrons.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The raw spectra of protons, deuterons, tritons and alpha particles were fitted with a three moving source prescription.
    • Protons, deuterons, and tritons would begin fusing with each other, releasing more energy, and initiating other fusion reactions among other hydrogen isotopes.
    • Recent experimental data have shown that the same model systematically overpredicts the deuteron and triton yields observed at higher excitation energies up to 405 MeV.

Origin

1940s: from tritium + -on.

Triton3

proper nounˈtraɪtnˈtrītn
  • 1Greek Mythology
    A minor sea god usually represented as a man with a fish's tail and carrying a trident and shell trumpet.

  • 2Astronomy
    The largest satellite of Neptune, the seventh closest to the planet, discovered in 1846. It has a retrograde orbit, a thin nitrogen atmosphere, and a diameter of 1,678 miles (2,700 km).

 
 
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