triton

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See also: Triton, Tritón, and tritón

English

Etymology 1

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

Noun

triton (plural tritons)

  1. (physics) the nucleus of a tritium atom, consisting of a proton and two neutrons
Synonyms
Hypernyms
  • H+ (“hydrogen ion”)
Coordinate terms
  • (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

Etymology 2

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

Noun

triton (plural tritons)

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

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: tri‧ton

Noun

triton m (plural tritons)

  1. (physics) triton, tritium nucleus

Synonyms

French

French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Noun

triton m (plural tritons)

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

Etymology 2

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

Noun

triton m (plural tritons)

  1. (music) tritone
    Synonym: quarte augmentée

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French triton.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /triˈton/

Noun

triton m (plural tritoni)

  1. newt

Declension

Declension of triton
singular plural
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
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