different between trigon vs triton

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???????? (tríg?non, “triangle”), neuter substantive of ???????? (tríg?nos, “three-sided”), from ????? (treîs, “three”) + ????? (g?nía, “bend, angle”). Equivalent to tri- +? -gon. Doublet of trigonon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?a???n/, /?t?a???n/
• Hyphenation: tri?gon

Noun

trigon (countable and uncountable, plural trigons)

1. (countable, geometry, rare) A triangle.
2. (countable, historical, music) An ancient triangular harp of Oriental origin which had four strings and was often used for banquet music. Also called sabbeka, sackbut, sambuca.
3. (countable, astrology) A division consisting of three signs.
4. (countable, astrology) A trine; an aspect of two planets distant 120 degrees from each other.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Hutton to this entry?)

5. (uncountable, historical) An old ball game played by three people standing in a triangular formation.
6. (countable, zoology) The cutting region of the crown of an upper molar, usually the anterior part.

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

• Girton, Tignor, orting, roting

Gothic

Romanization

trig?n

1. Romanization of ????????????????????????

Romanian

Etymology

From French trigone.

Noun

trigon n (plural trigoane)

1. trigone

Declension

English

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ?????? (trítos, “third”) +? -on

Noun

triton (plural tritons)

1. (physics) the atomic nucleus of a tritium atom, consisting of a proton and two neutrons

Synonyms

• tritium nucleus
• T⁺ (“tritium ion”)

Hypernyms

• H⁺ (“hydrogen ion”)

Coordinate terms

• (bare nuclei of hydrogen): proton (“hydrogen-1 nucleus”), deuteron (“hydrogen-2 nucleus”), triton
• H⁺, p (“protium ion”)
• D⁺ (“deuterium ion”)
• h (“helium-3 nucleus”)

Translations

Etymology 2

From Triton, who blows such a seashell like a trumpet.

Noun

triton (plural tritons)

1. Any of several marine gastropods of the family Ranellidae, which have a pointed spiral shell.

Translations

Anagrams

• intort, rottin'

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tri?ton

Noun

triton m (plural tritons)

1. (physics) triton, tritium nucleus

Synonyms

• tritiumkern

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?i.t??/

Noun

triton m (plural tritons)

1. newt

Further reading

• “triton” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Romanian

Etymology

From French triton.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tri?ton/

Noun

triton m (plural tritoni)

1. newt

Declension