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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Beyer grabbed a tripod and backpack and filled in as a makeshift field producer for one of the biggest events of the 21st century.
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Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 22 May 2024
The good news is that Sigma includes a rotating tripod collar and foot mid-barrel.
—PCMAG, 20 May 2024
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Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 22 May 2024
The good news is that Sigma includes a rotating tripod collar and foot mid-barrel.
—PCMAG, 20 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for tripod
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“Tripod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tripod. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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tripod
noun
tri·pod
ˈtrī-ˌpäd 
1
: something (as a container or stool) resting on three legs
2
: a three-legged stand (as for a camera)
Medical Definition
tripod
noun
tri·pod
ˈtrī-ˌpäd
: a bone having three processes
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