tripod
pronunciation
How to pronounce tripod in British English:
UK [ˈtraɪpɒd]
How to pronounce tripod in American English:
US [ˈtraɪpɑd]
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- Noun:
- a three-legged rack used for support
Word Origin
- tripod
- tripod: see foot, three
- tripod (n.)
- c. 1600, "three-legged vessel," c. 1600, from Latin tripus (genitive tripodis), from Greek tripous (genitive tripodos) "a three-legged stool or table," noun use of adjective meaning "three-footed," from tri- "three" (see tri-) + pous (genitive podos) "foot," from PIE root *ped- (1) "a foot" (see foot (n.)). Related: Tripodal.
Example
- 1. I 'd like to borrow this tripod , okay ?
- 2. Can we use a tripod ?
- 3. Still others contribute tripod ladders , pruning gear , and canning equipment .
- 4. The camera was mounted on a tripod , exposures made with a cable release for 5 seconds at f10 .
- 5. On a romantic date , you 'll watch the sun go down and think " wow this is gorgeous " and they 'll go " mirror lock , tripod , and stop down f / 8 at 1 / 125 . "