tripod

tri·pod

noun \ˈtrī-ˌpäd\

Definition of TRIPOD

1

: a vessel (as a cauldron) resting on three legs

2

: a stool, table, or altar with three legs

3

: a three-legged stand (as for a camera)

— tripod or tri·po·dal \ˈtri-pə-d^əl, ˈtrī-ˌpä-\ adjective

Origin of TRIPOD

Middle English, from Latin tripod-, tripus, from Greek tripod-, tripous, from tripod-, tripous, adjective, three-footed, from tri- + pod-, pous foot — more at foot

First Known Use: 15th century

Other Pictures (on film) Terms

daguerreotype, emulsion, fill, sepia, still, stop

Rhymes with TRIPOD

Akkad, Arad, Ashdod, aubade, ballade, Belgrade, bipod, black cod, Black Rod, Cape Cod, couvade, croustade, death squad, dry-shod, ephod, facade, fantod, fly rod, glissade, hot-rod, jihad, lingcod, Nimrod, oeillade, peasecod, pomade, ramrod, Riyadh, roughshod, roulade, saccade, scalade, seedpod, slipshod, sun god, synod, tie-rod, tightwad, tomcod, torsade, unshod, vice squad