TRIDENTS

Noun

tridents

plural of trident

Anagrams

• strident

Source: Wiktionary


TRIDENT

Tri"dent, n. Etym: [L. tridens, -entis; tri- (see Tri-) + dens tooth: cf. F. trident. See Tooth.]

1. (Class Myth.)

Definition: A kind of scepter or spear with three prongs, -- the common attribute of Neptune.

2. (Rom. Antiq.)

Definition: A three-pronged spear or goad, used for urging horses; also, the weapon used by one class of gladiators.

3. A three-pronged fish spear.

4. (Geom.)

Definition: A curve of third order, having three infinite branches in the direction and a fourth infinite branch in the opposite direction. Trident bat (Zoöl.), an Asiatic rhinolophid bat (Triænops Persicus), having the nose membrane in the shape of a trident.

Tri"dent, a. Etym: [L. tridens.]

Definition: Having three teeth or prongs; tridentate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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