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Definitions for Triton

[1] a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
[2] 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.
[3] Astronomy . a moon of Neptune.
[4] (lowercase ) any of various marine gastropods of the family Cymatiidae, having a large, spiral, often beautifully colored shell.
[5] (lowercase ) the shell of a triton.
[6] any of various chiefly tropical marine gastropod molluscs of the genera Charonia , Cymatium , etc, having large beautifully-coloured spiral shells
[7] physics a nucleus of an atom of tritium, containing two neutrons and one proton
[8] 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
[9] one of a class of minor sea deities
[10] the largest satellite of the planet Neptune. Diameter: 2700 km

Words nearby Triton

tritiate, triticale, triticum, tritium, tritoma, triton, triton tumor, tritone, tritonia, tritonis, triturable

Origin of Triton

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

Other words from Triton

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

Word origin for Triton

C20: from trit (ium ) + -on