trident

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
trident
    n 1: a spear with three prongs
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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} (Zool.), an Asiatic rhinolophid bat ({Triaenops
      Persicus}), having the nose membrane in the shape of a
      trident.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Trident \Tri"dent\, a. [L. tridens.]
   Having three teeth or prongs; tridentate.
   [1913 Webster] Tridentate
from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
Trident

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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
86 Moby Thesaurus words for "trident":
      V, 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, wishbone
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