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tripod


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  Note:  On  such  a  stool,  in  the  temple  of  Apollo  at  Delphi, 
  the  Pythian  priestess  sat  while  giving  responses  to 
  those  consulting  the  Delphic  oracle. 
 
  2.  A  three-legged  frame  or  stand  usually  jointed  at  top  for 
  supporting  a  theodolite,  compass,  telescope,  camera,  or 
  other  instrument. 
 
  {Tripod  of  life},  or  {Vital  tripod}  (Physiol.),  the  three 
  organs,  the  heart,  lungs,  and  brain;  --  so  called  because 
  their  united  action  is  necessary  to  the  maintenance  of 
  life. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  tripod 
  n  :  a  three-legged  stand  used  for  support 




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