tripod

[trahy-pod]

noun

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

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

3. the oracular seat of the priestess of Apollo at Delphi.

tripod

/ ˈtraɪpɒd, ˈtrɪpədəl /

noun

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

2. a stand or table having three legs

Other Word Forms

• tripodal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tripod¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of tripod¹

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

Example Sentences

Pictures purporting to show him with such a weapon actually show him carrying a "camera tripod", he said.

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Swooshing and circling dizzily around the actors, it deserves to have its tripod rusted to the ground.

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He would travel in his jeep with an assistant, armed with a pistol and a Vinten film camera, a tripod, and many rolls of film.

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With her Art Deco fireplace as a backdrop and an iPhone perched on a tripod, she stunned the internet with her outlandish silhouettes, statuesque poses and high-fashion innovation.

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Waiting with the sea of tripods outside the building most mornings of the trial was a queue of camp chairs.

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