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triton

noun — 2 senses

triton

noun

Etymology From trit- + -on. From tritium, from Ancient Greek τρίτος (trítos, “third”).

1

Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics Particle the nucleus of a tritium atom, consisting of a proton and two neutrons.

Synonyms
T+
Derived terms
antitriton, hypertriton
Hypernyms
H+
Coordinate terms
proton, deuteron, H+, p, D+, h

triton

noun

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

1

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

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.