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Tripod

Tripod Meaning & Definition
Tripod Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tripod?

[n] a three-legged rack used for support

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See Also | camera tripod | easel | leg | rack | stand

Tripod In Webster's Dictionary

\Tri"pod\, n. [L. tripus, -odis, Gr. ?; ? (see {Tri-}) + ?, ?, foot. See {Foot}, and cf. {Tripos}, {Trivet}.] 1. Any utensil or vessel, as a stool, table, altar, caldron, etc., supported on three feet. Note: 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.

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