单词 | triton |
释义 | Word Frequency triton 1(ˈtraɪtən) noun any of various chiefly tropical marine gastropod molluscs of the genera Charonia, Cymatium, etc, having large beautifully-coloured spiral shells Word origin C16: via Latin from Greek tritōnWord Frequency triton 2(ˈtraɪtɒn) noun physics a nucleus of an atom of tritium, containing two neutrons and one proton Word origin C20: from trit(ium) + -onWord Frequency Triton 1(ˈtraɪtən) noun Greek mythology 1. a sea god, son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, depicted as having the upper parts of a man with a fish's tail and holding a trumpet made from a conch shell 2. one of a class of minor sea deities Word Frequency Triton 2(ˈtraɪtən) noun the largest satellite of the planet Neptune; discovered in 1846, it has a thin nitrogen atmosphere and a retrograde orbit; diameter: 2700 km |
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