/ ˈtraɪpɒd; NAmE -pɑːd/ noun
a support with three legs for a camera, telescope , etc.
—picture at laboratory
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek tripod- , tripous , from tri- three + pod- , pous foot.
/ ˈtraɪpɒd; NAmE -pɑːd/ noun
a support with three legs for a camera, telescope , etc.
—picture at laboratory
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek tripod- , tripous , from tri- three + pod- , pous foot.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005