triton

[ trahy-ton ]

nounPhysics.
  1. a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.

Origin of triton

1
1930–35; <Greek tríton, neuter of trítosthird, equivalent to trí-tri- + -ton neuter adj. suffix; cf. -on1

Other definitions for Triton (2 of 2)

Triton
[ trahyt-n ]

noun
  1. Classical Mythology. 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.

  2. Astronomy. a moon of Neptune.

  1. (lowercase) any of various marine gastropods of the family Cymatiidae, having a large, spiral, often beautifully colored shell.

  2. (lowercase) the shell of a triton.

Other words from Triton

  • Tri·ton·ic [trahy-ton-ik], /traɪˈtɒn ɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for triton (1 of 4)

triton1

/ (ˈtraɪtən) /


noun
  1. any of various chiefly tropical marine gastropod molluscs of the genera Charonia, Cymatium, etc, having large beautifully-coloured spiral shells

Origin of triton

1
C16: via Latin from Greek tritōn

British Dictionary definitions for triton (2 of 4)

triton2

/ (ˈtraɪtɒn) /


noun
  1. physics a nucleus of an atom of tritium, containing two neutrons and one proton

Origin of triton

2
C20: from trit (ium) + -on

British Dictionary definitions for Triton (3 of 4)

Triton1

/ (ˈtraɪtən) /


nounGreek myth
  1. 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

  2. one of a class of minor sea deities

British Dictionary definitions for Triton (4 of 4)

Triton2

/ (ˈtraɪtən) /


noun
  1. the largest satellite of the planet Neptune. Diameter: 2700 km

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