name, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A three-pronged spear somewhat resembling a pitchfork.

   "Poseidon's trident"

2. 2
   a spear with three prongs wordnet
3. 3
   A curve of third order of the form

   "xy+ax³+bx²+cx=d,"

Proper Noun

1. 1
   The nuclear weapon that is the nuclear deterrent of the United Kingdom

Synonyms

All synonyms

branchclovercrotchcrutchdeltadeltoid

Example

More examples

"She stabbed him with a golden trident."

Etymology

PIE word *tréyes From Latin tridēns, from tri- (“three”) + dēns (“tooth”).

Related phrases

Trident Boardimpossible tridenttrident bat

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