Definitions for triton
ˈtraɪt ntri·ton

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tritonnoun

   (Greek mythology) a sea god; son of Poseidon

2. Tritonnoun

   the largest moon of Neptune

3. tritonnoun

   tropical marine gastropods having beautifully colored spiral shells

4. newt, tritonnoun

   small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tritonnoun

   A god of the sea, son of Poseidon.

2. Tritonnoun

   The seventh moon of Neptune.

3. tritonnoun

   the atomic nucleus of a tritium atom, consisting of a proton and two neutrons

4. tritonnoun

   any of several marine gastropods of the family Cymatiidae having a pointed spiral shell

5. Etymology: From Τρίτων.

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1. triton

   Triton is the largest moon of the planet Neptune, discovered by astronomer William Lassell in 1846. It is one of the few moons in the solar system known to be geologically active and its surface is both the coldest and the smoothest known object in the solar system. It is also unique as it orbits in the opposite direction of Neptune's rotation, suggesting it was captured by Neptune's gravity and is not a naturally formed moon. "Triton" is also the name of a mythological Greek god, the messenger of the sea.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tritonnoun

   a fabled sea demigod, the son of Neptune and Amphitrite, and the trumpeter of Neptune. He is represented by poets and painters as having the upper part of his body like that of a man, and the lower part like that of a fish. He often has a trumpet made of a shell

2. Tritonnoun

   any one of many species of marine gastropods belonging to Triton and allied genera, having a stout spiral shell, often handsomely colored and ornamented with prominent varices. Some of the species are among the largest of all gastropods. Called also trumpet shell, and sea trumpet

3. Tritonnoun

   any one of numerous species of aquatic salamanders. The common European species are Hemisalamandra cristata, Molge palmata, and M. alpestris, a red-bellied species common in Switzerland. The most common species of the United States is Diemyctylus viridescens. See Illust. under Salamander

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1. Triton

   Triton is the largest moon of the planet Neptune, discovered on October 10, 1846, by English astronomer William Lassell. It is the only large moon in the Solar System with a retrograde orbit, which is an orbit in the opposite direction to its planet's rotation. At 2,700 km in diameter, it is the seventh-largest moon in the Solar System. Because of its retrograde orbit and composition similar to Pluto's, Triton is thought to have been captured from the Kuiper belt. Triton has a surface of mostly frozen nitrogen, a mostly water ice crust, an icy mantle and a substantial core of rock and metal. The core makes up two-thirds of its total mass. Triton has a mean density of 2.061 grams per cubic centimetre and is composed of approximately 15–35% water ice. Triton is one of the few moons in the Solar System known to be geologically active. As a consequence, its surface is relatively young, with a complex geological history revealed in intricate and mysterious cryovolcanic and tectonic terrains. Part of its crust is dotted with geysers thought to erupt nitrogen. Triton has a tenuous nitrogen atmosphere less than 1/70,000 the pressure of Earth's atmosphere at sea level.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Triton

   trī′ton, n. (myth.) a marine demi-god, one of the trumpeters of Poseidon (Neptune), his trumpet being a wreathed univalve shell: a genus of molluscs with a wreathed univalve shell. [Gr. Trītōn.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Triton

   in the Greek mythology a sea deity, son of Poseidon and Amphitrite; upper part of a man with a dolphin's tail; often represented as blowing a large spiral shell; there were several of them, and were heralds of Poseidon.

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1. • Greek Deity
   • Greek Mythology
   • Moon
   • Salamander
   • Seasnail

Anagrams for triton »

1. intort

2. tornit

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of triton in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of triton in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of triton in a Sentence

1. Triton Transportation owner Ryan Schmutzer:

   Everyone loves free stuff. To get a Triton Transportation hoodie after work one day, that was fun.

2. Karl Mitchell:

   Triton is weird, but yet relevantly weird, because of the science we can do there, we know the surface has all these features weve never seen before, which motivates us to want to know How does this world work ? Global color mosaic of Triton, taken in 1989 by Voyager 2 during its flyby of the Neptune system. ( Credit : NASA/JPL/USGS) NEPTUNES MOONS ARE IN A DANCE OF AVOIDANCE, NASA SAYS.

3. Refugees Antonio Guterres:

   There can be no doubt left after this week's events that Europe's Operation Triton is a woefully inadequate replacement for Italy's Mare Nostrum.

4. Iverna McGowan:

   Extending Operation Triton without increasing its assets and operational area changes nothing.

5. Mikki Schiffer:

   I loved working for Triton Transportation owner Ryan Schmutzer [ Schmutzer ], but not Amazon.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=triton
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Triton
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triton
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=triton
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=triton
7. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Triton