a three-legged stand, esp one for supporting a camera or other piece of equipment
archaic a stool, table, or vessel, e.g. a cauldron, with three legs
in ancient Greece, an altar resting on three legs, esp the bronze one at Delphi where the priestess sat and delivered oracular messages
tripodal /ʹtripəd(ə)l/ adj
[Latin tripod-, tripus from Greek tripous, from tri- + pous foot]