Triton Definition

Triton
noun

1. Greek mythol.
A type of minor sea-god usually depicted with the upper body of a man and the lower body of a fish or dolphin and carrying a trident and a conch.
2. Any of several large marine gastropods that have conch-like shells.

Etymology: 16c: originally the name of the Greek sea-god, the son of Amphitrite and Poseidon.

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triton
noun

1. A nucleus of a tritium atom which is composed of one proton and two neutrons.

Etymology: 1940s: from tritium.