triton
IPA: trˈaɪtʌn
noun
- (physics) the nucleus of a tritium atom, consisting of a proton and two neutrons
- Any of several marine gastropods of the family Ranellidae, which have a pointed spiral shell.
- (Greek mythology) A god of the sea, son of Poseidon.
- (astronomy) The seventh moon of Neptune.
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Examples of "triton" in Sentences
- The vessel is equipped with a new security system called triton shield.
- A triton is the nucleus of the hydrogen isotope tritium: a proton and two neutrons.
- The vessel is equipped with a new multilayered security system called triton shield.
- A triton was a hulking humanoid, its finned limbs sending it around the frog as they advanced.
- The new lepton was designated with the Greek letter tau, standing for the first letter of the word triton, third.
- If I had an extra 45, ooo I 'd buy a triton or a mako, these are probable the best made. others I would consider are kenner, Century ...
- The new lepton was denoted by the Greek letter tau, which is the first letter of the word triton, (which means the third); the discovered lepton being the third charged lepton, after the electron and the muon.
- But again, the best is in bronze: a kitchen scale with a bronze head for a weight, a fat pumpkin-shaped vessel standing on clawed feet, a sieve whose tiny holes form an intricate floral pattern and a remarkable cylindrical brazier with a classical double doorway for putting in coal, a cover with dolphin handles and a triton statuette on top.
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