trident C2 Topic:War & Conflict US /ˈtɹaɪ̯dənt/ UK /ˈtɹaɪ̯dənt/ See IPA manual Freq #20361 Meanings 1 noun A three-pronged spear somewhat resembling a pitchfork. Poseidon's trident 2 noun A curve of third order of the form xy+ax³+bx²+cx=d, Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · a curve of third order of... trident curve Word family Derived forms tridentaltridentlike Related forms trisulatryzub Etymology PIE word *tréyes From Latin tridēns, from tri- (“three”) + dēns (“tooth”). Topics War & Conflict External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # trident **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtɹaɪ̯dənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtɹaɪ̯dənt/ **Frequency rank:** 20361 ## Meanings 1. A three-pronged spear somewhat resembling a pitchfork. 2. A curve of third order of the form ## Examples - Poseidon's trident - xy+ax³+bx²+cx=d, ## Derived Forms - tridental - tridentlike ## Related Forms - trisula - tryzub ## Roots and Affixes - Affix: tri- - three ## Etymology PIE word *tréyes From Latin tridēns, from tri- (“three”) + dēns (“tooth”). ## Topics - War & Conflict markdown