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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

tripé

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tɾiˈpɛ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tripod/ˈtraɪ.pɒd/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A câmera estava firmemente presa ao tripé."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A three-legged stand or support used for holding something, such as a camera or a surveying instrument, in place.

    "He mounted the professional camera securely onto the tripod before taking the landscape photo."
  2. 2

    A three-legged cauldron or vessel used in ancient times.

    "The historical museum exhibited an ornate bronze tripod dating back to ancient Greece."
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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the ancient Greek word 'tri-s' (three) and 'pous' (foot), entering English via Latin 'tripodocus' and Greek 'tripous' in the 17th century. Originally referring to a three-legged bronze altar or vessel in antiquity, the term evolved to designate any three-legged mechanical stand used for stabilization.

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