newt, triton
(noun) small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia
triton
(noun) tropical marine gastropods having beautifully colored spiral shells
Triton
(noun) the largest moon of Neptune
Triton
(noun) (Greek mythology) a sea god; son of Poseidon
Source: WordNet® 3.1
triton (plural tritons)
(physics) the atomic nucleus of a tritium atom, consisting of a proton and two neutrons
• tritium nucleus
• T+ (“tritium ion”)
• H+ (“hydrogen ion”)
• (bare nuclei of hydrogen): proton (“hydrogen-1 nucleus”), deuteron (“hydrogen-2 nucleus”), triton
• H+, p (“protium ion”)
• D+ (“deuterium ion”)
• h (“helium-3 nucleus”)
From Triton, who blows such a seashell like a trumpet.
triton (plural tritons)
Any of several marine gastropods of the family Ranellidae, which have a pointed spiral shell.
• intort, rottin'
Triton
(Greek god) A god of the sea, son of Poseidon.
(astronomy) The seventh moon of Neptune.
• intort, rottin'
Source: Wiktionary
Tri"ton, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Gr. Myth.)
Definition: 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. (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of numerous species of aquatic salamanders. The common European species are Hemisalamandra cristata, Molge palmata, and M. alpestris, a red-bellied species common in Switzerland. The most common species the United States is Diemyctylus viridescens. See Illust. under Salamander.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 April 2025
(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
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