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• camera tripod — noun a tripod used to support a camera • Hypernyms: ↑tripod …   Useful english dictionary

• 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 — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin tripod , tripus, from Greek tripod , tripous, from tripod , tripous, adjective, three footed, from tri + pod , pous foot more at foot Date: 15th century 1. a vessel (as a cauldron) resting on three legs… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• 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 — ► NOUN 1) a three legged stand for supporting a camera or other apparatus. 2) archaic a stool, table, or cauldron set on three legs. ORIGIN Greek, from tri three + pous foot …   English terms dictionary

• tripod — [trī′päd΄] n. [L tripus (gen. tripodis) < Gr tripous < tri ,TRI + pous,FOOT] 1. a three legged caldron, stool, table, etc. 2. a three legged support as for a camera or telescope, usually adjustable for height: see TELESCOPE tripodal [trip′ə …   English World dictionary

• Tripod (photography) — A camera mounted on a tripod. In photography, a tripod is used to stabilize and elevate a camera, or to support flashes or other photographic equipment. All photographic tripods have three legs and a mounting head to couple with a camera. The… …   Wikipedia

• Camera — For other uses, see Camera (disambiguation). Various cameras A camera is a device that records and stores images. These images may be still photographs or moving images such as videos or movies. The term camera comes from the camera obscura… …   Wikipedia

• Camera obscura — This article is about an optical device. For other uses, see Camera obscura (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

• tripod — n. on a tripod (the camera rested on a tripod) * * * [ traɪpɒd] on a tripod (the camera rested on a tripod) …   Combinatory dictionary