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tripod

/ˈtɹaɪpɑd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables
tri-pod
IPA
/ˈtɹaɪpɑd/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A three-legged stand or mount.

noun

An organism with three limbs.

noun

A fictional three-legged Martian war machine from H.G. Wells's novel The War of the Worlds (1897).

noun

Someone with a very large penis.

Humorous; Slang

verb

To enter the tripod position showing signs of exhaustion or distress.

Intransitive verb

verb

Of a lizard, to raise its body upright bracing itself on hind legs and tail.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

PIE word *tréyes Borrowed from Latin tripod- (stem of tripūs, tripodis), from Ancient Greek τρίποδ- (trípod-, stem of τρίπους, τρίποδος (trípous, trípodos), literally “three-footed”); equivalent to tri- + -pod. Doublet of tripus, tripos, and teapoy.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: tripūs, tripodis >, τρίπους, τρίποδος (trípous, trípodos)>

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtɹaɪpɑd/
  • British English: /ˈtɹaɪpɒd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

tripods (plural) tripods (present, singular) tripoding (participle, present) tripoded (participle, past) tripoded (past)

Derived Forms

tripodic

Phrases

tripod grasp

Frequently Paired Words

bipod monopod trivet

Synonyms

fighting-machine Thing

Rhymes With

ipod

Questions

How do you pronounce tripod?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹaɪpɑd/.
What does tripod mean?
A three-legged stand or mount.
Where does tripod come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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