Triton - Definition and Overview

Triton may refer to:

• Triton, a Greek god; his name and image have come to be associated with a class of mythological beings called Tritons.
• Triton, the largest moon of the planet Neptune.
• A tritium nucleus, particularly one used as a bombarding particle or emitted in a nuclear reaction.
• Several navies have commissioned vessels named Triton:
  • U.S. Navy:
    USS Triton
  • U.S. Coast Guard:
    USCGC Triton
  • Royal Navy:
    HMS Triton
• Triton was a name for a communication network utilising Enigma machine used by German War Navy during the Second World War
• A newt or salamander.
• King Triton is also the name of Princess Ariel's father in the Disney movie, The Little Mermaid.
• Triton, a novel by Samuel R. Delany.
• The Ford Triton engine, a DOHC V8 engine made by the Ford Motor Company.
• The Korg Triton workstation synthesizer.
• Triton X-100 is a detergent that is often used in extraction buffers because it solublizes proteins.
• Triton, a demo group.
• Triton College, a two-year college located in River Grove, Illinois (USA).