Trident
/ˈtɹaɪ̯dənt/ name, noun
name, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A three-pronged spear somewhat resembling a pitchfork.
"Poseidon's trident"
- 2 a spear with three prongs wordnet
- 3 A curve of third order of the form
"xy+ax³+bx²+cx=d,"
Proper Noun
- 1 The nuclear weapon that is the nuclear deterrent of the United Kingdom
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"She stabbed him with a golden trident."
Etymology
PIE word *tréyes From Latin tridēns, from tri- (“three”) + dēns (“tooth”).