tripod
adjective
- having or resting upon three feet or legs; three-footed, three-legged; of the form of a tripod
noun
- device used to support any one of a number of surveying instruments
- a three-legged stand (as for a camera)
- a stool, table, or altar with three legs
- a vessel (such as a cauldron) resting on three legs
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈtɹaɪpɑd/ / /ˈtɹaɪpɒd/
noun
Etymology: PIE word *tréyes Borrowed from Latin tripūs, tripodis, from Ancient Greek τρίπους (trípous); equivalent to tri- + -pod. Doublet of tripus and teapoy.
- A three-legged stand,mount or organism
“Recent cell phones offer tripod attachments to take steady photographs.”
- A fictional three-legged Martian war machine from H.G. Wells's novel The War of the Worlds (1897).
- A man with macrophallism.
verb
Etymology: PIE word *tréyes Borrowed from Latin tripūs, tripodis, from Ancient Greek τρίπους (trípous); equivalent to tri- + -pod. Doublet of tripus and teapoy.
- To enter the tripod position showing signs of exhaustion or distress.
“I tripodded after my 6-mile run.”
- Of a lizard, to raise its body upright bracing itself on hind legs and tail.