tripod

From tri- +‎ -pod, from tripod- and τριποδ- (tripod-), the stems of Latin tripūs and its etymon, Ancient Greek τρίπους (trípous). Doublet of tripus.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹaɪpɑd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹaɪpɒd/
• Hyphenation: tri‧pod

tripod (plural tripods)

1. A three-legged stand or mount.

   Recent cell phones offer tripod attachments to take steady photographs.

2. (slang) A man with macrophallism.

tripod (third-person singular simple present tripods, present participle tripoding, simple past and past participle tripoded)

1. (intransitive) To enter the tripod position showing signs of exhaustion or distress.

   I tripodded after my 6-mile run.

• bipod
• monopod
• trivet

• torpid