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Webster 1913 Edition


Tripod

Tri′pod

,
Noun.
[L.
tripus
,
-odis
, Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] (see
Tri-
) + [GREEK], [GREEK], foot. See
Foot
, and cf.
Tripos
,
Trivet
.]
1.
Any utensil or vessel, as a stool, table, altar, caldron, etc., supported on three feet.
☞ On such, a stool, in the temple of Apollo at Delphi, the Pythian priestess sat while giving responses to those consulting the Delphic oracle.
2.
A three-legged frame or stand, usually jointed at top, for supporting a theodolite, compass, telescope, camera, or other instrument.
Tripod of life
, or
Vital tripod
(Physiol.)
,
the three organs, the heart, lungs, and brain; – so called because their united action is necessary to the maintenance of life.

Webster 1828 Edition


Tripod

TRI'POD

,
Noun.
[L. tripus, tripodis; Gr. three, and foot.]
A bench, stool or seat supported by three legs, on which the priest and sibyls in ancient times were placed to render oracles.

Definition 2024


tripod

tripod

English

Noun

tripod (plural tripods)

  1. a three-legged stand or mount
    A lot of people don't develop pictures nor do they purchase real cameras anymore so cell phones now are adding better pixilation and tripod attachments to take steady pictures.

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tripod (third-person singular simple present tripods, present participle tripoding, simple past and past participle tripoded)

  1. (intransitive) To enter the tripod position showing signs of exhaustion or distress.
    I tripodded after my 6-mile run.

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