TRIPOD

tripod

(noun) a three-legged rack used for support

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tripod (plural tripods)

A three-legged stand or mount.

(slang) A man with macrophallism.

Verb

tripod (third-person singular simple present tripods, present participle tripoding, simple past and past participle tripoded)

(intransitive) To enter the tripod position showing signs of exhaustion or distress.

Anagrams

• torpid

Source: Wiktionary


Tri"pod, n. Etym: [L. tripus, -odis, Gr. Tri-) + Foot, and cf. Tripos, Trivet.]

1. Any utensil or vessel, as a stool, table, altar, caldron, etc., supported on three feet.

Note: On such, a stool, in the temple of Apollo at Delphi, the Pythian priestess sat while giving responses to those consulting the Delphic oracle.

2. A three-legged frame or stand, usually jointed at top, for supporting a theodolite, compass, telescope, camera, or other instrument. Tripod of life, or Vital tripod (Physiol.), the three organs, the heart, lungs, and brain; -- so called because their united action is necessary to the maintenance of life.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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