tripod

[ trahy-pod ]

/ ˈtraɪ pɒd /

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noun

a stool, table, pedestal, etc., with three legs.

a three-legged stand or support, as for a camera or telescope.

the oracular seat of the priestess of Apollo at Delphi.

Origin of tripod

1595–1605; <Latin tripod- (stem of tripūs) <Greek tripod- (stem of trípous) originally, three-footed. See tri-, -pod

Words nearby tripod

triploblastic, triploid, triplopia, triply, tripmeter, tripod, tripodal, tripodic, tripody, Tripoli, Tripolitania

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Example sentences from the Web for tripod

He took his camera bag, but we thought walking with a tripod would not be a good idea, so we left it in the car.
Israel's Secret Honor Killings|Lipika Pelham|March 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
West said he saw a massage table and video camera in the studio, attached to a tripod.
‘Zumba Madam’ Allegedly Used Maine Dance Studio As Brothel and Made Videos of Customers|Winston Ross|October 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And he brought a digital camera and a tripod to document his endeavors.
D.C.'s New Beefcake|Maureen O'Connor|October 14, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The "tripod of life" a French physiologist called these three organs.
The Professor at the Breakfast Table|Oliver Wendell Holmes (Sr.)

I leant up as one of a tripod of three of us, my face towards the burning city.
Bullets & Billets|Bruce Bairnsfather
At the left of the tripod is an abbreviation for year 3; at the right is a monogram.
Archology and the Bible|George A. Barton
The apparatus is then placed on the tripod over the alcohol lamp.
The Book of Cheese|Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk
In use the reservoir is generally mounted on a tripod stand.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre

British Dictionary definitions for tripod

tripod

/ (ˈtraɪpɒd) /

noun

an adjustable and usually collapsible three-legged stand to which a camera, etc, can be attached to hold it steady

a stand or table having three legs

Derived forms of tripod

tripodal (ˈtrɪpədəl), adjective

Word Origin for tripod

C17: via Latin from Greek tripod-, tripous three-footed, from tri- + pous foot

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	tripod
释义	tripod [ trahy-pod ] / ˈtraɪ pɒd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tripod ON THESAURUS.COM noun a stool, table, pedestal, etc., with three legs. a three-legged stand or support, as for a camera or telescope. the oracular seat of the priestess of Apollo at Delphi. Origin of tripod 1595–1605; <Latin tripod- (stem of tripūs) <Greek tripod- (stem of trípous) originally, three-footed. See tri-, -pod Words nearby tripod triploblastic, triploid, triplopia, triply, tripmeter, tripod, tripodal, tripodic, tripody, Tripoli, Tripolitania Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tripod He took his camera bag, but we thought walking with a tripod would not be a good idea, so we left it in the car. Israel's Secret Honor Killings\|Lipika Pelham\|March 8, 2014\|DAILY BEAST West said he saw a massage table and video camera in the studio, attached to a tripod. ‘Zumba Madam’ Allegedly Used Maine Dance Studio As Brothel and Made Videos of Customers\|Winston Ross\|October 18, 2012\|DAILY BEAST And he brought a digital camera and a tripod to document his endeavors. D.C.'s New Beefcake\|Maureen O'Connor\|October 14, 2009\|DAILY BEAST The "tripod of life" a French physiologist called these three organs. The Professor at the Breakfast Table\|Oliver Wendell Holmes (Sr.) I leant up as one of a tripod of three of us, my face towards the burning city. Bullets & Billets\|Bruce Bairnsfather At the left of the tripod is an abbreviation for year 3; at the right is a monogram. Archology and the Bible\|George A. Barton The apparatus is then placed on the tripod over the alcohol lamp. The Book of Cheese\|Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk In use the reservoir is generally mounted on a tripod stand. The Elements of Bacteriological Technique\|John William Henry Eyre British Dictionary definitions for tripod tripod / (ˈtraɪpɒd) / noun an adjustable and usually collapsible three-legged stand to which a camera, etc, can be attached to hold it steady a stand or table having three legs Derived forms of tripod tripodal (ˈtrɪpədəl), adjective Word Origin for tripod C17: via Latin from Greek tripod-, tripous three-footed, from tri- + pous foot Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to tripod mount, frame
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tripod

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noun

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