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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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