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tripod en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • [ˈtɹɑe̯pɔ̟d] (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈtɾaɪpɒd/ (Wales)
  • /ˈtɾaɪpɔd/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈtɹaɪpɒd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈtɹɑepɒd/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈtɹɑepɔd/ (Australia)
  • /ˈtɹaɪpɑd/ (General-American)
  • /ˈtɹɑjpɔd/ (British, Southern, Standard)

Etymology

PIE word *tréyes 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.

Meanings

  1. A three-legged stand or mount.
    • Cameras often have tripod attachments, which help when taking steady photographs.
  2. An organism with three limbs.
  3. A fictional three-legged Martian war machine from H.G. Wells's novel The War of the Worlds (1897).
  4. (humorous, slang) Someone with a very large penis.

Forms

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tripods Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

tripodic · tripod grasp

Synonyms

fighting-machine · Thing

Translations (107)

el τρίποδας (a three-legged stand or mount) · mi waetoru (a three-legged stand or mount) · fr trépied (a three-legged stand or mount) · scn cavaḍḍittu (a three-legged stand or mount) · lt trikojis (a three-legged stand or mount) · alt ӱч бутту стол (a three-legged stand or mount) · nl statief (a three-legged stand or mount) · grc τρίπους (a three-legged stand or mount) · eo stativo (a three-legged stand or mount) · is þrífótur (a three-legged stand or mount) · scn trippedi (a three-legged stand or mount) · sh trònožac (a three-legged stand or mount) · sh тро̀ног (a three-legged stand or mount) · it treppiedi (a three-legged stand or mount) · gl trepia (a three-legged stand or mount) · ko 다리쇠 (a three-legged stand or mount) · hi तिपाई (a three-legged stand or mount) · ru трено́га (a three-legged stand or mount) · bg стати́в (a three-legged stand or mount) · sa त्रिपाद (a three-legged stand or mount) · it tripode (a three-legged stand or mount) · ga branra (a three-legged stand or mount) · bn টিপাই (a three-legged stand or mount) · gv treechoshagh (a three-legged stand or mount) · mk триногалка (a three-legged stand or mount) · sv stativ (a three-legged stand or mount) · ko 아리쇠 (a three-legged stand or mount) · ur تپائی (a three-legged stand or mount) · ta முக்காலி (a three-legged stand or mount) · cs třínožka (a three-legged stand or mount) · af statief (a three-legged stand or mount) · ko 트라이포드 (a three-legged stand or mount) · hy եռոտանի (a three-legged stand or mount) · de Dreibeinstativ (a three-legged stand or mount) · sk trojnožka (a three-legged stand or mount) · bg трино́га (a three-legged stand or mount) · it cavalletto (a three-legged stand or mount) · sh тро̀ножац (a three-legged stand or mount) · id kaki tiga (a three-legged stand or mount) · mk триножник (a three-legged stand or mount) · ko 삼각대 (a three-legged stand or mount) · es trípode (someone with a large penis) · be трыно́га (a three-legged stand or mount) · ota سهپا (a three-legged stand or mount) · lv trijkājis (a three-legged stand or mount) · ru трено́жник (a three-legged stand or mount) · sh trònog (a three-legged stand or mount) · hy կասկարա (a three-legged stand or mount) · he חֲצוּבָה (a three-legged stand or mount) · cs stativ (a three-legged stand or mount) · mk стати́в (a three-legged stand or mount) · cmn 三腳架 /三脚架 (a three-legged stand or mount) · gl trébede (a three-legged stand or mount) · de Dreibein (a three-legged stand or mount) · da stativ (a three-legged stand or mount) · pl tripod (a three-legged stand or mount) · cs trojnožka (a three-legged stand or mount) · ja 三脚架 (a three-legged stand or mount) · ca trípode (a three-legged stand or mount) · sl stativ (a three-legged stand or mount) · gl trípode (a three-legged stand or mount) · az üçayaq (a three-legged stand or mount) · tr tripod (a three-legged stand or mount) · pt tripé (a three-legged stand or mount) · fa سهپایه (a three-legged stand or mount) · tl tungko (a three-legged stand or mount) · gl trespés (a three-legged stand or mount) · el πυροστιά (a three-legged stand or mount) · th ขาตั้งกล้อง (a three-legged stand or mount) · de Tripod (a three-legged stand or mount) · io tripedo (a three-legged stand or mount) · nl driepoot (a three-legged stand or mount) · sq trekëmbësh (a three-legged stand or mount) · be штаты́ў (a three-legged stand or mount) · fi tripodi (a three-legged stand or mount) · bg трино́жник (a three-legged stand or mount) · cy trybedd (a three-legged stand or mount) · ja トライポッド (a three-legged stand or mount) · es tripié (a three-legged stand or mount) · eo tripiedo (a three-legged stand or mount) · sl trinožnik (a three-legged stand or mount) · af driepoot (a three-legged stand or mount) · be трыно́жнік (a three-legged stand or mount) · id tripod (a three-legged stand or mount) · tr sehpa (a three-legged stand or mount) · la vāra (a three-legged stand or mount) · cop ⲧⲣⲓⲡⲟⲥ (a three-legged stand or mount) · et statiiv (a three-legged stand or mount) · alt очок (a three-legged stand or mount) · ru штати́в (a three-legged stand or mount) · hu tripod (a three-legged stand or mount) · yi דרײַפֿוס (a three-legged stand or mount) · alt кижен (a three-legged stand or mount) · nn stativ (a three-legged stand or mount) · uk трині́жка (a three-legged stand or mount) · es trípode (a three-legged stand or mount) · uk трині́жок (a three-legged stand or mount) · nb stativ (a three-legged stand or mount) · ko 삼발이 (a three-legged stand or mount) · pl trójnóg (a three-legged stand or mount) · pl statyw (a three-legged stand or mount) · sk statív (a three-legged stand or mount) · alt ӱч бутту такта (a three-legged stand or mount) · uk штати́в (a three-legged stand or mount) · pdt Dreefoot (a three-legged stand or mount) · de Dreifuß (a three-legged stand or mount) · io stativo (a three-legged stand or mount)

tripod en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • [ˈtɹɑe̯pɔ̟d] (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈtɾaɪpɒd/ (Wales)
  • /ˈtɾaɪpɔd/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈtɹaɪpɒd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈtɹɑepɒd/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈtɹɑepɔd/ (Australia)
  • /ˈtɹaɪpɑd/ (General-American)
  • /ˈtɹɑjpɔd/ (British, Southern, Standard)

Etymology

PIE word *tréyes 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.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To enter the tripod position showing signs of exhaustion or distress.
    • I tripodded after my 6-mile run.
  2. (intransitive) Of a lizard, to raise its body upright bracing itself on hind legs and tail.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
tripoded Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
tripoded Tense=Past lexicographic
tripoding Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
tripods Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

trivet · monopod · bipod

Translations (1)

ru приня́ть по́зу трено́жника ((intransitive) to enter the tripod position showing signs of exhaustion or distress)