tripod

The definition of a tripod is a three-legged stand that supports a camera, telescope or other object that needs to be kept steady.

(noun)

An example of a tripod it the three -egged stand that a camera man sets his camera on when he is taking pictures for graduation or weddings.

See tripod in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a three-legged caldron, stool, table, etc.
a three-legged support as for a camera or telescope, usually adjustable for height

Origin: L tripus (gen. tripodis) < Gr tripous < tri-, tri- + pous, foot

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See tripod in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Origin:

Origin: Latin tripūs, tripod-

Origin: , from Greek tripous, three-footed

Origin: : tri-, tri-

Origin: + pous, foot; see -pod

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