triton

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See also: Triton, Tritón, and tritón

English

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Etymology 1

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From trito- +‎ -on. From tritium, from Ancient Greek τρίτος (trítos, third).

Noun

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triton (plural tritons)

  1. (physics) the nucleus of a tritium atom, consisting of a proton and two neutrons
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Hypernyms
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  • H+ (hydrogen ion)
Coordinate terms
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  • (bare nuclei of hydrogen): proton (hydrogen-1 nucleus), deuteron (hydrogen-2 nucleus), triton
  • H+, p (protium ion)
  • D+ (deuterium ion)
  • h (helium-3 nucleus)
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Etymology 2

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

Noun

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triton (plural tritons)

  1. Any of several marine gastropods of the family Ranellidae, which have a pointed spiral shell.
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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: tri‧ton

Noun

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triton m (plural tritons)

  1. (physics) triton, tritium nucleus

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French

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French Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fr

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing from Latin Trītōn, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek Τρίτων (Trítōn).

Noun

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triton m (plural tritons)

  1. (zoology) newt
    triton rugueuxrough-skinned newt
  2. (mythology, fantasy) merman
  3. (zoology, physics) triton

Etymology 2

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Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin tritonus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek τρίτονος (trítonos). By surface analysis, tri- +‎ ton.

Noun

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triton m (plural tritons)

  1. (music) tritone
    Synonym: quarte augmentée

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French triton.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /triˈton/

Noun

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triton m (plural tritoni)

  1. newt

Declension

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative triton tritonul tritoni tritonii
genitive-dative triton tritonului tritoni tritonilor
vocative tritonule tritonilor