English-Thai Dictionary

tripod

N ขาตั้ง สาม ขา  ka-tang-sam-ka

 

tripod

N โต๊ะ หรือ แท่น ที่ มี สาม ขา  to-rue-tean-ti-me-sam-ka

 

tripody

N บทกวี สาม จังหวะ 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TRIPOD

n.[L. tripus, tripodis; Gr. three, and foot. ] A bench, stool or seat supported by three legs, on which the priest and sibyls in ancient times were placed to render oracles.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TRIPOD

Tri "pod, n. Etym: [L. tripus, -odis, Gr. Tri- ) + 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.

 

TRIPODIAN

TRIPODIAN Tri *po "di *an, n. (Mus. )

 

Defn: An ancient stringed instrument; -- so called because, in form, it resembled the Delphic tripod.

 

TRIPODY

Trip "o *dy, n. Etym: [Pref. tri- + -pody, as in dipody. ] (Pros.)

 

Defn: Three metrical feet taken together, or included in one measure.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

tripod

tri pod |ˈtrīpäd ˈtraɪˌpɑd | ▶noun 1 a three-legged stand for supporting a camera or other apparatus. 2 archaic a stool, table, or cauldron resting on three legs. • historical the bronze altar at Delphi on which a priestess sat to utter oracles. DERIVATIVES trip o dal |trīˈpōdl |adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek tripous, tripod-, from tri- ‘three ’ + pous, pod- ‘foot. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

tripod

tripod |ˈtrʌɪpɒd | ▶noun 1 a three-legged stand for supporting a camera or other apparatus. 2 archaic a stool, table, or cauldron resting on three legs. • historical the bronze altar at Delphi on which a priestess sat to utter oracles. DERIVATIVES tripodal |ˈtrɪpəd (ə )l |adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek tripod-, tripous, from tri- ‘three ’ + pod-, pous ‘foot ’.

 

Duden Dictionary

Tripoden

Tri po den |Trip o den |Plural von Tripus

 

Tripodie

Tri po die Substantiv, feminin , die |Tripod ie |die Tripodie; Genitiv: der Tripodie, Plural: die Tripodien griechisch ; »Dreifüßigkeit «Verbindung dreier Versfüße (rhythmischer Einheiten ) zu einem Verstakt; vgl. Monopodie und Dipodie

 

Spanish Dictionary

trípode

trípode nombre masculino 1 Armazón de tres pies, generalmente articulados y plegables, que sirve para sostener ciertos instrumentos o aparatos :el trípode de una cámara de fotos; el trípode de un telescopio; el vagabundo afianzó el titirimundi sobre un inestable trípode .SINÓNIMO tripié .2 Mueble, en especial mesa o asiento, de tres pies .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

tripod

tri pod /tráɪpɑd |-pɔd /名詞 C 1 三脚台, 3脚のいす [テーブル ].2 (カメラなどの )三脚 .3 Delphi神殿の青銅の祭壇 〘古代ギリシャで巫女 （みこ ）がそこで神託を告げた 〙.