Defn: Same as Prickmadam.
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
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.
TRIPOLI
Trip"o*li, n. (Min.)