tripod

American  

[trahy-pod] / ˈtraɪ pɒd /

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.

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tripod British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• tripodal adjective

Etymology

Origin of tripod

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

Example Sentences

Now more and more media tripods are going up.

From BBC

Eventually, she spent money she made as an influencer buying tripods, lighting, makeup and food for her videos.

From BBC

"I've invested in a camera and tripod to set up in the corner of the room," she added.

From BBC

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

From BBC

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

From Los Angeles Times