Pluto has more in common with Triton, Neptune's largest moon, than it does with any of the eight planets in our solar system. Pluto is actually smaller than Triton.
Source: tatoeba (3955422)
Triton
Synonyms for "triton" (54 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (11)
Strong matches (16)
Related words (27)
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
6 entriesCollocations
6 entriesGreek mythologyNeptune's moonPoseidon's sonmythological beingsea godtidal heating
Inflections
1 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
One of Neptune's moons, Triton, orbits the planet in a direction opposite to Neptune's other moons.
Source: tatoeba (3957436)
Not only does Triton orbit Neptune in a direction opposite the other moons, but it is made of rock and ice. This is very different from Neptune's other moons.
Source: tatoeba (3957440)
Due to Triton's retrograde orbit, its density, and its composition, astronomers theorize that Triton was not originally a satellite of Neptune, but was captured by Neptune's gravitational pull, forcing it into an orbit around the planet.
Source: tatoeba (3957459)
Showing 4 of 10 available sentences.