Category:Trident

Tri"dent, n. Etym: [l. tridens, -entis; tri- (see tri-) + dens tooth: Cf. F. trident. See tooth.]

1. (class myth.)

Defn: a kind of scepter or spear with three prongs, -- the common Attribute of neptune.

2. (rom. Antiq.)

Defn: a three-pronged spear or goad, used for urging horses; also, The weapon used by one class of gladiators.

3. A three-pronged fish spear.

4. (geom.)

Defn: a curve of third order, having three infinite branches in the Direction and a fourth infinite branch in the opposite direction. Trident bat (zoöl.), an asiatic rhinolophid bat (triænops persicus), Having the nose membrane in the shape of a trident.

Trident Tri"dent, a. Etym: [l. tridens.]

Defn: having three teeth or prongs; tridentate.