tripod
noun
tri·pod
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Definition of tripod
1
: a three-legged stand (as for a camera)
2
: a stool, table, or altar with three legs
3
: a vessel (such as a cauldron) resting on three legs
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Other Words from tripod
tripod
or tripodal \ ˈtri-pə-dᵊl
, ˈtrī-ˌpä- \
adjective
, ˈtrī-ˌpä- \
adjective
Examples of tripod in a Sentence
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The comments were highly specific, often referencing data points recorded by the TrackMan radar panel set up on a tripod behind the goal posts. — Kalyn Kahler, SI.com, "Madness at 43 Yards: The Bears Kicker Competition Through the Eyes of Those Who Lived It," 21 Aug. 2019 As the Guardian reported earlier this year, Phillips relied on both satellite technology and less high-tech methods—chalk, for marking important spots, and bricks, for keeping a tripod steady—to make his measurements. — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, "This Street in Wales Is Officially the World’s Steepest," 16 July 2019 An officer guided a camera on a tripod around the car to document evidence, while another walked inside the gas station store to investigate. — Alice Yin, chicagotribune.com, "2 women shot in apparent targeted attack at South Shore gas station," 4 June 2019 Seymour followed suit with one completely naked photo, wearing only a necklace and black belt while a camera tripod was strategically-placed to cover her nether regions. — Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE.com, "Claudia Schiffer, 48, and Stephanie Seymour, 51, Make Modeling Return in Nude Vogue Italia Covers," 1 Aug. 2019 In the facility, simulator cockpits lurch and weave on tripods, giving trainees the opportunity to safely re-create flight conditions of all sorts. — Robyn Kriel, Idris Mukhtar And Caitlin Hu, CNN, "This is the flight simulator and manual used to train pilots of doomed Ethiopian Airlines flight," 21 June 2019 Over ten years ago, Tillim began to place his camera on a tripod at city street corners and would remain there for long periods of time, occasionally clicking the shutter. — Carole Naggar, The New York Review of Books, "Framing Time: Guy Tillim’s African Street Photography," 25 May 2019 Publicly displayed for the first time, the tripod’s legs are adorned with carved ivory bas-reliefs of cupids cavorting around herms, boundary markers of stone pillars with human heads. — Christopher Knight, latimes.com, "Review: Getty Villa’s ‘Buried by Vesuvius’ is exquisite and, at times, explicit," 3 July 2019 The photographer probably used a tripod and slow shutter speed. — Scott Harrison, latimes.com, "From the Archives: Cage ball is introduced by the YWCA," 20 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tripod.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for tripod
tripod
noun
English Language Learners Definition of tripod
: a support or stand for a camera, telescope, etc., that has three legs
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tripod
noun
tri·pod
| \ ˈtrī-ˌpäd
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Kids Definition of tripod
1
: something (as a container or stool) resting on three legs
2
: a stand (as for a camera) having three legs
tripod
noun
tri·pod
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Medical Definition of tripod
: a bone having three processes
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