Synonyms for tripod


Grammar : Noun
Spell : trahy-pod
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtraɪ pɒd


Définition of tripod

Origin :
  • c.1600, "three-legged vessel," from Latin tripus (genitive tripodis), from Greek tripous (genitive tripodos) "a three-legged stool or table," literally "three-footed," from tri- "three" (see tri-) + pous (genitive podos) "foot" (see foot).
  • As in easel : noun stand
Example sentences :
  • He left the pot on a tripod on a bed of coals, ready for use.
  • Extract from : « Buried Cities: Pompeii, Olympia, Mycenae » by Jennie Hall
  • A searchlight was on a tripod at the center, and a spool of electric cable.
  • Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin
  • He was carrying a piece of machinery that looked like a camera on a tripod.
  • Extract from : « Sorry: Wrong Dimension » by Ross Rocklynne
  • He dropped the tripod thing in a corner, and sidled toward me.
  • Extract from : « Sorry: Wrong Dimension » by Ross Rocklynne
  • I spraddled the tripod purposely to keep it from being upset.
  • Extract from : « Out of the Depths » by Robert Ames Bennet
  • The jar is designed to receive within it a tripod and standard (E) of lead.
  • Extract from : « Electricity for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
  • The fire indeed encircled the belly of the tripod, and the water was warmed.
  • Extract from : « The Iliad of Homer (1873) » by Homer
  • In the middle of the field a tripod of sticks supported a kettle.
  • Extract from : « Danger! and Other Stories » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • One of them carried the tripod of the gun and the other the barrel.
  • Extract from : « Fighting in France » by Ross Kay
  • The man who had carried the tripod had also brought the necessary ammunition.
  • Extract from : « Fighting in France » by Ross Kay

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