triton
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
trito- + -on. From tritium, from Ancient Greek τρίτος (trítos, “third”)
Noun edit
triton (plural tritons)
Synonyms edit
Hypernyms edit
- H+ (“hydrogen ion”)
Coordinate terms edit
- (bare nuclei of hydrogen): proton (“hydrogen-1 nucleus”), deuteron (“hydrogen-2 nucleus”), triton
- H+, p (“protium ion”)
- D+ (“deuterium ion”)
- h (“helium-3 nucleus”)
Translations edit
tritium nucleus
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Etymology 2 edit
From Triton, who blows such a seashell like a trumpet.
Noun edit
triton (plural tritons)
- Any of several marine gastropods of the family Ranellidae, which have a pointed spiral shell.
Translations edit
marine gastropods
Anagrams edit
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: tri‧ton
Noun edit
triton m (plural tritons)
Synonyms edit
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Learned borrowing from Latin Trītōn, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek Τρίτων (Trítōn).
Noun edit
triton m (plural tritons)
Etymology 2 edit
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin tritonus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek τρίτονος (trítonos). By surface analysis, tri- + ton.
Noun edit
triton m (plural tritons)
- (music) tritone
- Synonym: quarte augmentée
Further reading edit
- “triton”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
triton m (plural tritoni)
Declension edit
Declension of triton
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) triton | tritonul | (niște) tritoni | tritonii |
genitive/dative | (unui) triton | tritonului | (unor) tritoni | tritonilor |
vocative | tritonule | tritonilor |