quadpod

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noun

A four-legged stand or mount.

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Meanings

nounquadpod (plural quadpods)

plural quadpods

  1. A four-legged stand or mount.
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    For $170, the company offers a kit containing a six-foot green cloth; a collapsible, X-shaped frame that stretches the cloth taut and keeps it vertical (called a quadpod — instead of tripod, get it?); a nice Web camera with stereo microphones, also suitable for Skype or other video programs; a remote control; and a software DVD.

    2009 September 3, David Pogue, “Hollywood’s Great Scenes, Starring You”, in New York Times

Origin

From quad- + -pod, after tripod.

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APA

quadpod. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadpod

MLA

“quadpod.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadpod. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quadpod,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadpod.

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