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- noun physics the
atomic nucleus of atritium atom , consisting of aproton and twoneutrons - noun any of several
marine gastropods of thefamily Cymatiidae having apointed spiral shell
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The vessel is equipped with a new multilayered security system called triton shield.
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The vessel is equipped with a new multilayered security system called triton shield.
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The vessel is equipped with a new security system called triton shield.
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A triton was a hulking humanoid, its finned limbs sending it around the frog as they advanced.
Odyssey Moore, Vance 2001
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A triton was a hulking humanoid, its finned limbs sending it around the frog as they advanced.
Odyssey Moore, Vance 2001
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The new lepton was denoted by the Greek letter tau, which is the first letter of the word triton, (which means the third); the discovered lepton being the third charged lepton, after the electron and the muon.
Additional background material on the Nobel Prize in Physics 1995 1995
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The new lepton was designated with the Greek letter tau, standing for the first letter of the word triton, third.
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A triton is the nucleus of the hydrogen isotope tritium: a proton and two neutrons.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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But again, the best is in bronze: a kitchen scale with a bronze head for a weight, a fat pumpkin-shaped vessel standing on clawed feet, a sieve whose tiny holes form an intricate floral pattern and a remarkable cylindrical brazier with a classical double doorway for putting in coal, a cover with dolphin handles and a triton statuette on top.
The Gracious Art of Living Judy Fayard 2011
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If I had an extra 45, ooo I 'd buy a triton or a mako, these are probable the best made. others I would consider are kenner, Century ...
Just got back from my first offshore trip and it was awesome, I will try to get some pics up soon. 2009
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