tripos

American  

[trahy-pos] / ˈtraɪ pɒs /

noun

plural

triposes

1. (at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.

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tripos British  

/ ˈtraɪpɒs /

noun

1. the final honours degree examinations in all subjects at Cambridge University

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Etymology

Origin of tripos

1580–90; pseudo-Hellenization of Latin tripūs tripod

Example Sentences

He was educated at Blackheath and at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he took a high place in the classical tripos and obtained a fellowship.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various

Apsid- apsides apsis Cantharid- cantharides cantharis Chrysalid- chrysalides chrysalis Ephemerid- ephemerides ephemeris Tripod- tripodes tripos.

From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)

In the mathematical tripos of 1794, was second wrangler, sickness alone preventing him from obtaining the highest honor of the year.

From The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution by Stark, James H.

In the learned doublets tripod and tripos we have the Greek form.

From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest

The mathematical tripos founded at Cambridge in the middle of the century became the prototype of all competitive examinations; and half a century later Oxford followed the precedent by the Examination Statute of 1800.

From The English Utilitarians, Volume I. by Stephen, Leslie, Sir