tripod
tri·pod / ˈtrīpäd/ • n. 1. a three-legged stand for supporting a camera or other apparatus.2. archaic a stool, table, or cauldron resting on three legs. ∎ hist. the bronze altar at Delphi on which a priestess sat to utter oracles.DERIVATIVES: trip·o·dal / trīˈpōdl/ adj.
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