TRIPOD


Meaning of TRIPOD in English

/ 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.