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triton en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (particle) the nucleus of a tritium atom, consisting of a proton and two neutrons.

Forms

Coordinates

proton (bare nuclei of hydrogen) · D+ · p · deuteron (bare nuclei of hydrogen) · H+ · h

Deriveds

hypertriton · antitriton

Hypernyms

H+

Synonyms

T+

Translations (17)

nl triton (tritium nucleus) · cmn 氚核 (tritium nucleus) · hi तृतीयाणु (tritium nucleus) · pl tryton (tritium nucleus) · fi tritoni (tritium nucleus) · ja 三重陽子 (tritium nucleus) · fi tritiumin ydin (tritium nucleus) · tl talusik (tritium nucleus) · ro triton (tritium nucleus) · pt tritão (tritium nucleus) · nl tritiumkern (tritium nucleus) · bg тритиев йон (tritium nucleus) · pt tríton (tritium nucleus) · km ត្រិយាណូ (tritium nucleus) · fr triton (tritium nucleus) · eo tritono (tritium nucleus) · ru трито́н (tritium nucleus)

wikidata: Q488424

triton en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

Translations (3)

ru трито́н (marine gastropods) · fr triton (marine gastropods) · bg трито́н (marine gastropods)