tripodal

US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtrɪpədəl, ˈtraɪpɑdəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(trip′ə dl, trī′pod l)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
trip•o•dal  (trip′ə dl, trī′pod l),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. pertaining to or having the form of a tripod.
  2. having three feet or legs.
  • tripod + -al1 1635–45

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
tri•pod /ˈtraɪpɑd/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Optics, Photographya three-legged stand, as for a camera.
  2. Furniturea stool, table, pedestal, etc., with three legs.
trip•o•dal /ˈtrɪpədəl, ˈtraɪpɑdəl/USA pronunciation  adj. See -pod-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tri•pod  (trī′pod),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Furniturea stool, table, pedestal, etc., with three legs.
  2. Optics, Photographya three-legged stand or support, as for a camera or telescope.
  3. Antiquitythe oracular seat of the priestess of Apollo at Delphi.
  • Greek tripod- (stem of trípous) origin, originally, three-footed. See tri-, -pod
  • Latin tripod- (stem of tripūs)
  • 1595–1605

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