tripod
[trahy-pod]
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
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Contemporary Examples of 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.
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 CustomersWinston Ross
October 18, 2012
And he brought a digital camera and a tripod to document his endeavors.
Historical Examples of tripod
He left the pot on a tripod on a bed of coals, ready for use.
Buried Cities: Pompeii, Olympia, MycenaeJennie Hall
A searchlight was on a tripod at the center, and a spool of electric cable.
Two Thousand Miles BelowCharles Willard Diffin
He was carrying a piece of machinery that looked like a camera on a tripod.
Sorry: Wrong DimensionRoss Rocklynne
He dropped the tripod thing in a corner, and sidled toward me.
Sorry: Wrong DimensionRoss Rocklynne
I spraddled the tripod purposely to keep it from being upset.
Out of the DepthsRobert Ames Bennet
tripod
noun
Word Origin for tripod
C17: via Latin from Greek tripod-, tripous three-footed, from tri- + pous foot
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