Tribrach Definition

trībrăk
noun
A metrical foot consisting of three short syllables.
Webster's New World

A circular platform on three legs each having levelling screws; used to connect a theodolite to a tripod.

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Other Word Forms of Tribrach

Noun

Singular:
tribrach
Plural:
tribrachs

Origin of Tribrach

  • Latin tribrachys from Greek tribrakhus tri- tri- brakhus short mregh-u- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Greek τρείς, three + βραχύς, short

    From Wiktionary

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