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

“I used this telescope,” she said, flying over to the ship’s bow and perching upon a long brass tube mounted on a tripod.

From Literature

Only after his thirteenth shot did he finally rip the camera from its tripod, run for his car, take one more picture on the fly, and stuff the camera bag under his seat.

From Literature

“Once in a Lifetime” is part video display and part sculpture, made of tripods, toothpicks, lights, cardboard boxes and projectors that flicker images on the gallery walls.

From Los Angeles Times

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