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  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  2.  (Rom.  Antiq.)  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.)  A  curve  of  third  order  having  three  infinite 
  branches  in  one  direction  and  a  fourth  infinite  branch  in 
  the  opposite  direction. 
 
  {Trident  bat}  (Zo["o]l.),  an  Asiatic  rhinolophid  bat 
  ({Tri[ae]nops  Persicus}),  having  the  nose  membrane  in  the 
  shape  of  a  trident. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Trident  \Tri"dent\,  a.  [L.  tridens.] 
  Having  three  teeth  or  prongs;  tridentate. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  trident 
  n  :  a  spear  with  three  prongs 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  Trident 
 
    A  {video  card}  manufacturer. 
 
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  (1997-07-16) 
 
 




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