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tripod definition

tri·pod (trī′päd′)

noun

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

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

Related Forms:

  • tripodal trip′o·dal (trip′ə dəl) adjective or tripodic tri·pod′ic (trī päd′ik)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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