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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tri•ton (trī′ton),USA pronunciation n. [Physics.]- Physicsa positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium. Cf. deuteron.
- Greek tríton, neuter of trítos third, equivalent. to trí- tri- + -ton neuter adjective, adjectival suffix; compare -on1
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- Mythology[Class. Myth.]a son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, represented as having the head and trunk of a man and the tail of a fish, and as using a conch-shell trumpet.
- Astronomya moon of Neptune.
- Invertebrates(l.c.) any of various marine gastropods of the family Cymatiidae, having a large, spiral, often beautifully colored shell.
- Invertebrates(l.c.) the shell of a triton.
Tri•ton•ic (trī ton′ik),USA pronunciation adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: triton /ˈtraɪtən/ n - any of various chiefly tropical marine gastropod molluscs of the genera Charonia, Cymatium, etc, having large beautifully-coloured spiral shells
Etymology: 16th Century: via Latin from Greek tritōn triton /ˈtraɪtɒn/ n - a nucleus of an atom of tritium, containing two neutrons and one proton
Etymology: 20th Century: from trit( ium) + -on Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Triton /ˈtraɪtən/ n - a sea god, son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, depicted as having the upper parts of a man with a fish's tail and holding a trumpet made from a conch shell
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