Trident
['traɪd(ə)nt] or ['traɪdnt]
Definition
(n.) A kind of scepter or spear with three prongs, -- the common attribute of Neptune.
(n.) A three-pronged spear or goad, used for urging horses; also, the weapon used by one class of gladiators.
(n.) A three-pronged fish spear.
(n.) A curve of third order, having three infinite branches in one direction and a fourth infinite branch in the opposite direction.
(a.) Having three teeth or prongs; tridentate.
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Definition
n. the three-pronged spear or sceptre of Neptune god of the ocean: any three-toothed instrument.—adjs. Trī′dent Trident′āte Trī′dented having three teeth or prongs.
Edited by Della