Trident

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.
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     2. (Rom. Antiq.) A three-pronged spear or goad, used for
        urging horses; also, the weapon used by one class of
        gladiators.
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     3. A three-pronged fish spear.
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     4. (Geom.) A curve of third order, having three infinite
        branches in one direction and a fourth infinite branch in
        the opposite direction.
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     {Trident bat} (Zool.), an Asiatic rhinolophid bat ({Triaenops
        Persicus}), having the nose membrane in the shape of a
        trident.
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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]:

  Trident
       
           A {video card} manufacturer.
       
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          (1997-07-16)