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tripod
[ trahy-pod ]
/ ˈtraɪ pɒd /
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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.
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triplite, triploblastic, triploid, triply, tripmeter, tripod, tripodal, tripodic, tripody, Tripoli, Tripolitania
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British Dictionary definitions for tripod
tripod
/ (ˈtraɪpɒd) /
noun
an adjustable and usually collapsible three-legged stand to which a camera, etc, can be attached to hold it steady
a stand or table having three legs
Derived forms of tripod
tripodal (ˈtrɪpədəl), adjectiveWord Origin for tripod
C17: via Latin from Greek tripod-, tripous three-footed, from tri- + pous foot
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