tripodal

[trip-uh-dl, trahy-pod-l]

adjective

1. pertaining to or having the form of a tripod.

2. having three feet or legs.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tripodal¹

First recorded in 1635–45; tripod + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Who knew that Martians, inside monstrous tripodal machines taller than many buildings, actually ululated, that they made eerily haunting "ulla, ulla, ulla, ulla" sounds?

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And Wichita’s collection of downtown sculptures, from the “Tripodal” outside Century II to Georgia Gerber’s bronze statues depicting the historic Dockum Drug Store sit-in, have enhanced the city’s walkability.

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The tableware includes copies of the shallow silver tripodal bowls originally created by Garth Huxtable and his wife, the architecture critic Ada Louise Huxtable.

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An earlier version of this article omitted the name of one of the designers of the silver tripodal bowls used as tableware at the new Four Seasons restaurant.

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Duane Linklater, an Omaskêko Ininiwak artist from Canada, has installed towering tripodal works that recall the structure of the tepee and contrast starkly with the ever-rising condominium towers surrounding the High Line.

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