tripod

noun
[L329624]

Compounds

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Forms

  • singular : tripod
  • plural : tripods

Senses

  • 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

tripod

adjective
[L1408181]

Forms

  • positive : tripod

Senses

  • having or resting upon three feet or legs; three-footed, three-legged; of the form of a tripod