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Webster 1913 Edition

Triton

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Tri′ton

(trī′tŏn)
,
Noun.
[L., fr. Gr.
Τρίτων
.]
(Gr. Myth.)
A fabled sea demigod, the son of Neptune and Amphitrite, and the trumpeter of Neptune. He is represented by poets and painters as having the upper part of his body like that of a man, and the lower part like that of a fish. He often has a trumpet made of a shell.
Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea,
Or hear old
Triton
blow his wreathed horn.
Wordsworth.
2.
(Zool.)
Any one of many species of marine gastropods belonging to
Triton
and allied genera, having a stout spiral shell, often handsomely colored and ornamented with prominent varices. Some of the species are among the largest of all gastropods. Called also
trumpet shell
, and
sea trumpet
.
3.
(Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of aquatic salamanders. The common European species are
Hemisalamandra cristata
,
Molge palmata
, and
Molge alpestris
, a red-bellied species common in Switzerland. The most common species of the United States is
Diemyctylus viridescens
. See Illust. under
Salamander
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Triton

TRI'TON

,
Noun.
In mythology, a fabled sea demi-god, supposed to be the trumpeter of Neptune. He is represented by poets and painters as half man and half fish.
1.
A genus of the molluscal order of worms.
2.
A bird of the West Indies, famous for its notes.

Definition 2024

Triton

Triton

See also: triton, Tritón, and tritón

English

Mosaic of Triton, the sea god.

Proper noun

Triton

  1. (Greek mythology) A god of the sea, son of Poseidon.
  2. (astronomy) The seventh moon of Neptune.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtri.tɔn/

Proper noun

Triton ?

  1. (Greek mythology) Triton
  2. (astronomy) Triton

triton

triton

See also: Triton, Tritón, and tritón

English

Noun

triton ‎(plural tritons)

  1. (physics) the atomic nucleus of a tritium atom, consisting of a proton and two neutrons
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Hypernyms
  • H+ (hydrogen ion)
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Etymology 2

From Triton, who blows such a seashell like a trumpet.

Noun

triton ‎(plural tritons)

  1. any of several marine gastropods of the family Ranellidae having a pointed spiral shell
Translations

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: tri‧ton

Noun

triton m ‎(plural tritons)

  1. (physics) triton, tritium nucleus

Synonyms

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʁi.tɔ̃/

Noun

triton m ‎(plural tritons)

  1. newt

Romanian

Etymology

From French triton.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /triˈton/

Noun

triton m ‎(plural tritoni)

  1. newt

Declension

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Τρίτων ‎(Trítōn).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈtɹaɪtən/
  • Rhymes: -aɪtən

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