TRIPODS
Noun
tripods
plural of tripod
Verb
tripods
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tripod
Anagrams
• disport, torpids
Source: Wiktionary
TRIPOD
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