trid

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;: &unr_; (see Tri-) + &unr_; digit: cf. F. tridactyle. ] (Biol.) Having three fingers or toes, or composed of three movable parts attached to a common base. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Biol.) Tridactyl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The jacksnipe. [ Local, U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. tride lively, quick. ] Short and ready; fleet; as, a tride pace; -- a term used by sportsmen. Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. tri- + Gr. &unr_; ten. So called from the number of carbon atoms in the molecule. ] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon, C13H28, of the methane series, which is a probable ingredient both of crude petroleum and of kerosene, and is produced artificially as a light colorless liquid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. tri- + Gr. de`katos tenth. ] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, that acid of the fatty acids heterologous with tridecane. It is a white crystalline substance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. tri-+ Gr. de`katos tenth + E. ethylene. ] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon, C13H26, of the ethylene series, corresponding to tridecane, and obtained from Burmah petroleum as a light colorless liquid; -- called also tridecylene, and tridecene. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Rom. Antiq.) A three-pronged spear or goad, used for urging horses; also, the weapon used by one class of gladiators. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A three-pronged fish spear. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Geom.) A curve of third order, having three infinite branches in one direction and a fourth infinite branch in the opposite direction. [ 1913 Webster ]

Trident bat (Zool.), an Asiatic rhinolophid bat (Triaenops Persicus), having the nose membrane in the shape of a trident. [ 1913 Webster ]