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• Tripod — is a word generally used to refer to a three legged object, generally one used as a platform of some sort, and comes from the Greek tripous , meaning three feet . Tripod may also refer to: * sacrificial tripod, an ancient Greek altar * Tripod… …   Wikipedia

• TriPod (US-Rockband) — TriPod ist ein 1998 in New York City gegründetes US amerikanisches Rockmusik Trio ohne Gitarre und Tasteninstrumente. Die Band verwendet stattdessen unkonventionelle Melodieinstrumente (Bass und Blasinstrumente). Inhaltsverzeichnis 1… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• tripod — TRIPÓD, tripoduri, s.n. 1. (înv.) Trepied. 2. (mar.) Macara de forţă alcătuită din trei picioare reunite sus. – Din ngr. tripódi. Trimis de LauraGellner, 01.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  TRIPÓD s. v. trepied. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa:… …   Dicționar Român

• Tripod — Tri pod, n. [L. tripus, odis, Gr. ?; ? (see {Tri }) + ?, ?, foot. See {Foot}, and cf. {Tripos}, {Trivet}.] 1. Any utensil or vessel, as a stool, table, altar, caldron, etc., supported on three feet. [1913 Webster] Note: On such, a stool, in the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tripod of life — Tripod Tri pod, n. [L. tripus, odis, Gr. ?; ? (see {Tri }) + ?, ?, foot. See {Foot}, and cf. {Tripos}, {Trivet}.] 1. Any utensil or vessel, as a stool, table, altar, caldron, etc., supported on three feet. [1913 Webster] Note: On such, a stool,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tripod Rock — is glacial erratic located in Kinnelon, New Jersey in Pyramid Mountain Natural Historical Area. This famous multi ton boulder is balanced on three smaller boulders. It is 15 feet long, 12 feet wide, and 8 feet high. There is a peculiar triangular …   Wikipedia

• Tripod — (von griechisch τριπους „Dreifuß“) ist: der Name mehrerer Bands, unter anderem TriPod (US Rockband) der Name eines kostenlosen Webhostingservices von Lycos der Name der außerirdischen Roboter in H.G. Wells Krieg der Welten die englische… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Tripod — Tripod,   zu Lycos Europe gehörender Internet Provider, der Marktführer für das Hosting privater Homepages in Europa ist. Außer dem reinen Vermitteln von Server Platz bietet Tripod auch verschiedene Unterstützungen und Schulungen für das… …   Universal-Lexikon

• Tripod Island — (coord|64|19|S|62|57|W|) is a small island which lies close south of the west extremity of Eta Island and marks the north side of the western entrance to Andersen Harbor in the Melchior Islands, Palmer Archipelago. The name was probably given by… …   Wikipedia

• tripod — c.1600, three legged vessel, from L. tripus (gen. tripodis), from Gk. tripous (gen. tripodos) a three legged stool or table, lit. three footed, from tri three + pous (gen. podos) foot (see FOOT (Cf. foot)) …   Etymology dictionary

• tripod — trìpōd m <G tripóda> DEFINICIJA pov. tronožni stalak ili podložak na koji se stavljaju različite posude; ob. je brončan i različito ukrašen; poznaju ga najstarije kulture; tronog ETIMOLOGIJA lat. tripus ← grč. trípous: tronogi ≃ tri + pod …   Hrvatski jezični portal