'Trident' definitions:
Definition of 'trident'
From: WordNet
noun
A spear with three prongs
Definition of 'Trident'
From: 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]
Definition of 'Trident'
From: GCIDE
- Trident \Tri"dent\, a. [L. tridens.] Having three teeth or prongs; tridentate. [1913 Webster] Tridentate
Synonyms of 'trident'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- V,
- wishbone