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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
“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


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Derived Forms

  • tripodal, adjective
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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tripod1

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

Its 160-degree viewing angle also makes it easier for those at the party who don’t have a front and center seat, and the locking tripod stand is sturdy enough to stay upright even if conditions are windy.

Combined with a body that’s much lighter than its chunky older sibling, that should make it simpler to get sharp images when shooting from a tripod.

The tripod includes a stand that holds a phone camera vertically or horizontally, and a Bluetooth remote with a range of 30 feet will help capture those family photos.

Stick the camera on a tripod and you can meticulously frame your shot to use up every last bit of the sensor to capture a scene.

You can hold your smartphone yourself, but a stable tripod is better.

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.

They included laptops, a camera tripod, a studio light and even an Al Jazeera business card.

West said he saw a massage table and video camera in the studio, attached to a tripod.

In another instance, a young jobless suspect paid more than $10,000 for a 50-caliber tripod-mounted sniper rifle.

And he brought a digital camera and a tripod to document his endeavors.

He had a flashlight gun in his right hand, and a photographer's tripod was propped upright between his knees.

He ran from the stamping mill, his camera bobbing from the strap around his neck and his tripod dragging behind him.

He was within fifteen yards of the scene of the crime when he tripped over one leg of his tripod and fell flat on his face.

Sink a screw nut in the center of the under side to engage the regular tripod screw.

This device was used by a correspondent of Camera Craft as follows: The table was fastened to the tripod and carefully leveled.

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