Found 2 items, similar to Trident.
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Definition: trident
trident
n : a spear with three prongs
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Trident
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 (Zo["o]l.), an Asiatic rhinolophid bat
(
Tri[ae]nops Persicus), having the nose membrane in the
shape of a trident.
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Trident
\Tri"dent\, a. [L. tridens.]
Having three teeth or prongs; tridentate.
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