5 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Trident \Tri"dent\ (tr[imac]"dent), n. [L. tridens, -entis; tri- (see {Tri-}) + dens tooth: cf. F. trident. See {Tooth}.] 1. (Class Myth.) A kind of scepter or spear with three prongs, -- the common attribute of Neptune. [1913 Webster] 2. (Rom. Antiq.) A three-pronged spear or goad, used for urging horses; also, the weapon used by one class of gladiators. [1913 Webster] 3. A three-pronged fish spear. [1913 Webster] 4. (Geom.) A curve of third order, having three infinite branches in one direction and a fourth infinite branch in the opposite direction. [1913 Webster] {Trident bat} (Zool.), an Asiatic rhinolophid bat ({Triaenops Persicus}), having the nose membrane in the shape of a trident. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Trident \Tri"dent\, a. [L. tridens.] Having three teeth or prongs; tridentate. [1913 Webster] Tridentate From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: trident n : a spear with three prongs From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 86 Moby Thesaurus words for "trident": V, branch, clover, crotch, crutch, delta, deltoid, deuce-ace, fan, fork, furcula, furculum, groin, inguen, leash, offshoot, prong, ramification, set of three, shamrock, stem, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, three, three-cornered, three-dimensional, three-footed, three-pronged, three-sided, threesome, tierce, trefoil, trey, triad, trialogue, triangle, triangular, triangulate, triarch, trichotomous, tricorn, tricornered, tricuspid, tridental, triennium, trifid, triflorate, triflorous, trifurcate, trigonal, trigonoid, trigrammatic, trihedral, trihedron, trilateral, trilogy, trimerous, trimester, trine, trinity, trinomial, trio, triparted, tripartite, triphthong, triple crown, triple threat, triplet, triplopy, tripod, tripodic, triptych, triquetral, triquetrous, trireme, trisected, triseme, triskelion, trisul, triumvirate, triunity, trivet, troika, wishbone From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]: TridentA {video card} manufacturer. [More info?] (1997-07-16)
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