Meaning & use
Triton
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A large marine gastropod mollusk with a spiral, often trumpet-shaped shell, sometimes called a trumpet shell.
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Divers found a triton shell nearly a foot long wedged among the coral.
In physics, a triton is the nucleus of a tritium atom, consisting of one proton and two neutrons.
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The word comes from Triton, the Greek sea god often depicted blowing a conch shell, which inspired both the mollusk's name and its use as a trumpet.
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2. noun
The nucleus of a tritium atom, consisting of one proton and two neutrons.
The reactor's fusion process combines a triton with a proton to release energy.
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