tripod
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tripod
- /ˈtɹaɪpɒd/ UK
- /ˈtɹɑjpɔd/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈtɹaɪpɑd/ US
- /ˈtɹɑepɔd/ Australia
- /ˈtɹɑepɒd/ New Zealand
- [ˈtɹɑe̯pɔ̟d] New Zealand
- /ˈtɾaɪpɔd/ Scotland
- /ˈtɾaɪpɒd/ Wales
Rhymes with -aɪpɒd
Where it comes from
PIE word
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Borrowed from Latin tripod- (stem of tripūs, tripodis), from Ancient Greek τρίποδ- (trípod-, stem of τρίπους, τρίποδος (trípous, trípodos), literally “three-footed”); equivalent to tri- + -pod. Doublet of tripus, tripos, and teapoy.
noun tripods
- A three-legged stand or mount. Cameras often have tripod attachments, which help when taking steady photographs.
- An organism with three limbs.
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A fictional three-legged Martian war machine from H.G. Wells's novel The War of the Worlds (1897).
Similar: fighting-machine, Thing
- Someone with a very large penis.
verb tripods · tripoding · tripoded
- To enter the tripod position showing signs of exhaustion or distress. I tripodded after my 6-mile run.
- Of a lizard, to raise its body upright bracing itself on hind legs and tail.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cauldron, ding, easel, ting, triptych, stand, james, cauldrons, tripos, quadpod, tridem, tripodian, triptote, tripody, threesome, triad
Translations
Every language
noun a three-legged stand or mount
| Español | trípode, tripié |
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| 한국어 | 아리쇠 arisoe, 다리쇠 darisoe, 삼발이 sambari, 삼각대 samgakdae, 트라이포드 teuraipodeu |
| 日本語 | 三脚架 sankyakuka, トライポッド toraipoddo |
| 中文 | 三腳架 /三脚架 sānjiǎojià |
| हिन्दी | तिपाई tipāī |
| Português | tripé |
| Français | trépied |
| Deutsch | Dreifuß, Dreibeinstativ, Dreibein, Tripod |
| Italiano | treppiedi, cavalletto, tripode |
| Ελληνικά | πυροστιά pyrostiá, τρίποδας trípodas |
| Русский | трено́га trenóga, трено́жник trenóžnik, штати́в štatív |
| עברית | חֲצוּבָה khatsuvá |
noun someone with a large penis
| Español | trípode |
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verb (intransitive) to enter the tripod position showing signs of exhaustion or distress
| Русский | приня́ть по́зу трено́жника prinjátʹ pózu trenóžnika |
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title = {tripod},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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