tri·pod

tri·pod
/ˈtraıˌpɑːd/ noun, pl -pods [count]
: a support or stand for a camera, telescope, etc., that has three legs

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  • tri|pod — «TRY pod», noun. 1. a three legged support or stand for a camera, telescope, transit, or other instrument. 2. a stool, table, or other article having three legs. 3. in ancient Greece and Rome: a) a three legged pot or cauldron. b) an ornamental… …   Useful english dictionary

  • tri|pod|ic — «try POD ihk», adjective. designating a method of walking in which two legs on one side and one on the other move together, used by certain insects …   Useful english dictionary

  • POD — POD; pod; pod·axonia; pod·dish; pod·i·cal; pod·i·ceps; pod·i·ci·ped·i·dae; pod·ite; pod·ler; pod·o·mere; pod·oph·thal·ma; pod·oph·thal·mia; pod·ophthalmite; pod·snap·pery; pod·zol; pod·zol·iza·tion; pod·zol·ize; pseu·do·pod; pseu·do·pod·ic;… …   English syllables

  • pod — ais·to·pod; am·phi·pod; ar·thro·pod; brach·i·o·pod; bran·chi·o·pod; ceph·a·lo·pod; co·pe·pod; dec·a·pod; dip·lo·pod; gas·tro·pod; gnatho·pod; hex·a·pod; myr·i·o·pod; oc·to·pod; pau·ro·pod; pod·dy; poly·pod; pro·sau·ro·pod; pro·to·pod; ptero·pod;… …   English syllables

  • Tři Studně — Tři Studně …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Fryšava pod Žákovou horou — Fryšava pod Žákovou horou …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • tripod — tri·pod …   English syllables

  • tripodic — tri·pod·ic …   English syllables

  • tripoding — tri·pod·ing (triґpod ing) the use of three points of support, as adopted by paralyzed patients when changing from a sitting or standing position. See also tripod position, under position …   Medical dictionary

  • tripod — tri•pod [[t]ˈtraɪ pɒd[/t]] n. 1) cv opt pht a three legged stand or support, as for a camera or telescope 2) cv fur a stool, table, pedestal, etc., with three legs • Etymology: 1595–1605; < L tripod , s. of tripūs < Gk trípous, s. tripod… …   From formal English to slang

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