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tripod (iou)



tripod noun & adjective. E17.
[Latin tripod-, tripus from Greek tripod-, tripous, from tri- TRI- + pod-, pous foot.]
A. noun.
1. A three-legged stool, seat, or table; a utensil, pot, or cauldron resting on three legs; Classical Antiquities a similar ornamental vessel freq. presented as a prize or offering. Cf. TRIVET noun 2. E17.
2. Greek Antiquities. A three-legged bronze altar at the shrine of Apollo at Delphi, on which the priestess sat to deliver oracles; the Delphic oracle; gen. an oracle. Cf. TRIVET noun 2b. E17.
3. A three-legged support; spec. a frame or stand with three usu. collapsible legs for supporting a camera, telescope, etc. E19.
4. Anatomy & Zoology. A bone or other structure with three projections. rare. L19.
B. adjective. Having or resting on three feet, legs, or supports; three-footed, three-legged; of the form of a tripod. E18.
tripodal adjective = TRIPOD adjective L18.