TRIPOD Definition & Meaning

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tripod

[ trahy-pod ]

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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.

tripod

/ ˈtraɪpɒd; ˈtrɪpədəl /

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

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Derived Forms

tripodal, adjective

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of tripod¹

1595–1605; < Latin tripod- (stem of �ٰ��ū�� ) < Greek tripod- (stem of �ٰ�í��ǳܲ� ) originally, three-footed. See tri-, -pod

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Origin of tripod¹

C17: via Latin from Greek tripod- , tripous three-footed, from tri- + pous foot

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“He likes to bring movement and accident to something that wouldn’t have them if shot on a tripod or dolly.”

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Eight machine gun vehicle mounts, seven freestanding machine gun tripods, medical equipment, 40 pairs of binoculars and 18 bayonets also went missing from the facility, police said.

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In the corner of the marquee, three analysts sit behind a desk, capturing the work of Pennington and Brown on a phone and tablet mounted on a tripod.

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Mr King, 67, had been packing up his tripod and was ready to book a hotel when he saw the bird.

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His camera, which he controls remotely, is at the other end of the room securely fixed to a tripod, because even the slightest movement will cause a blurring of the image.

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