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Portable three-legged frame or stand
A tripod is a portable three-legged frame or stand, used as a platform for supporting the weight and maintaining the stability of some other object. The
Tripod
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up tripod in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A tripod is a three-legged support device. Tripod may also refer to: Tripod (foundation), a type of
Tripod_(disambiguation)
Book series by John Christopher
The Tripods is a series of young adult science fiction novels by John Christopher. The series takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where humanity is
The_Tripods
Position of a patient who suffers from orthopnea
The tripod position or orthopneic position is a physical stance often assumed by people experiencing respiratory distress (such as chronic obstructive
Tripod_position
Rock trio
TriPod is a rock trio with no guitars or keyboards. TriPod uses non-traditional instruments in the melodic line (bass, brass, theremin, and woodwinds)
TriPod
Provides for the stable formation of cameras
In photography, a tripod is a portable device used to support, stabilize and elevate a camera, a flash unit, or other videographic or observational/measuring
Tripod_(photography)
Part of a tripod system
A tripod head is the part of a tripod system that attaches the supported device (such as a camera) to the tripod legs, and allows the orientation of the
Tripod_head
Laboratory equipment
A laboratory tripod is a three-legged platform used to support flasks and beakers. Tripods are usually made of stainless steel or aluminium and made light-weight
Tripod_(laboratory)
Species of fish
The tripod fish (also known as the tripod spiderfish), Bathypterois grallator, is a grinner in the family Ipnopidae found at lower latitudes. Because
Bathypterois_grallator
Topics referred to by the same term
Tripod fish is a common name for different species of fish: Ipnopidae, a family found worldwide in deep seas, including: Bathypterois grallator, the most
Tripod_fish
Tripod for M2HB Machine Gun
The M3 tripod is a weapon mount used on the M2HB Browning machine gun and the Mk 19 grenade launcher. The M3 tripod has a total weight of 20 kilograms
M3_tripod
Web hosting service
Tripod.com was a web hosting service owned by Lycos. Originally aiming its services to college students and young adults, it was one of several sites trying
Tripod_(web_hosting)
Type of mast used on warships
The tripod mast is a type of mast used on warships from the Edwardian era onwards,[dubious – discuss] replacing the pole mast. Tripod masts are distinctive
Tripod_mast
Type of furniture
A sacrificial tripod, whose name comes from the Greek meaning "three-footed", is a three-legged piece of religious furniture used in offerings and other
Sacrificial_tripod
Upright position with tail support in quadruped animals
A tripod stance is a behaviour in which quadruped animals rear up on their hind legs and use their tail to support this position. Several animals use this
Tripod_stance
Surveying device
A surveyor's tripod is a device used to support any one of a number of surveying instruments, such as theodolites, total stations, levels or transits.
Tripod_(surveying)
US machine gun tripod
The M2 Tripod is a U.S. machine gun tripod originally used with the Browning M1919 infantry machine gun. Since then, it has seen several redesigns, but
M2_tripod
Genus of legumes
Tripodion tetraphyllum is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is an annual herb, commonly known as annual kidney vetch, native
Tripodion
Symbols of authority in imperial China
The Nine Tripod Cauldrons (Chinese: 九鼎; pinyin: Jiǔ Dǐng) were a collection of ding in ancient China that were viewed as symbols of the authority given
Nine_Tripod_Cauldrons
Australian musical comedy trio
Tripod are an Australian musical comedy trio founded by Scod (Scott Edgar), Yon (Simon Hall) and Gatesy (Steven Gates) in 1996. They provide original songs
Tripod_(band)
Berlebach Stativtechnik is a manufacturer of tripods and monopods from Mulda, Germany. They are known for their tripods being made from ash wood (Fraxinus excelsior)
Berlebach
Russian general-purpose machine gun and its variants
on the Samozhenkov 6T2 tripod mount. The PK and 6T2 tripod weigh 16.5 kg (36.38 lb). The 6T2 Samozhenkov general-purpose tripod mount was designed by E
PK_machine_gun
Student newspaper of Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut
The Trinity Tripod is the only student newspaper and student publication of Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. Since 2006, the Tripod has been arranged
The_Trinity_Tripod
Fictional machine
The fighting machine (also known as a "Martian Tripod") is one of the fictional machines used by the Martians in H. G. Wells' 1898 classic science fiction
Fighting machine (The War of the Worlds)
Fighting_machine_(The_War_of_the_Worlds)
British actress
Irene Tripod was a British actress of the silent era. The Romance of Lady Hamilton (1919) The Mystery Road (1921) The House of Peril (1922) Dicky Monteith
Irene_Tripod
Literature award in Taiwan
The Golden Tripod Award (Chinese: 金鼎獎) is the highest honor in Taiwan’s publishing industry. It was launched in 1976, and was sponsored by the Government
Golden_Tripod
Incident and accident analysis methodology
Tripod Beta is an incident and accident analysis methodology made available by the Stichting Tripod Foundation via the Energy Institute. The methodology
Tripod_Beta
Greek victory column in Istanbul, Turkey
"Serpentine Column"), also known as the Serpentine Column, Plataean Tripod or Delphi Tripod, is an ancient bronze column at the Hippodrome of Constantinople
Serpent_Column
1995 studio album by Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains (informally referred to as the Dog Album, Dog Record, or Tripod) is the third studio album by the American rock band Alice in Chains. It
Alice_in_Chains_(album)
Award
The Order of the Sacred Tripod (Chinese: 寶鼎勳章), also referred to as the Order of the Precious Tripod or Pao Ting, is a military award of the Republic of
Order_of_the_Sacred_Tripod
Balancing boulder in Kinnelon, New Jersey
Tripod Rock is a glacial erratic, in this specific case a balancing rock, or perched boulder, located in Kinnelon, New Jersey in the Pyramid Mountain Natural
Tripod_Rock
U.S. Military adopted variant of the FN MAG
and M240G are usually fired from integrated bipods, tripods, or vehicular mounts; regarding tripod use, the U.S. Army primarily uses the M192 lightweight
M240_machine_gun
American businessman (born 1964)
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The M205 Lightweight Tripod for Heavy Machine Guns is the replacement for the current M3 tripod in support of the M2 machine gun and Mk 19 grenade launcher
M205_tripod
Apparatus used to affix a weapon to an installation or vehicle
saddle typically uses a tripod head but, instead of mounting the weapon directly to the tripod, the saddle is mounted to the tripod head and the rifle is
Weapon_mount
US firearms tripod
The M192 lightweight ground mount is a tripod fielded by the United States armed forces. It was designed and developed by Capco, Incorporated under contract
M192_lightweight_ground_mount
mathematics How many tripods can have their apexes packed into a given cube? More unsolved problems in mathematics In combinatorics, tripod packing is a problem
Tripod_packing
Machine gun adaptable for several light and medium roles
configured for mounting to different stabilizing platforms from bipods and tripods to vehicles, aircraft, boats and fortifications, usually as an infantry
General-purpose_machine_gun
British-Australian sci-fi TV series (1984–1985)
The Tripods is a television adaptation of John Christopher's The Tripods series of novels. It was jointly produced by the BBC in the United Kingdom and
The_Tripods_(TV_series)
Cooking pot with thick walls and a lid
conventional pot on a stove, or may be set on a separate welded steel or cast iron tripod stand or on small stones when cooking on hot coals. These ovens are typically
Dutch_oven
Place
Tripodes or Vivlos (Greek: Τρίποδες) is one of the largest villages located in southwestern Naxos. It is situated on the southwest beach road of the island
Tripodes
1898 science fiction novel by H. G. Wells
a three-legged Martian "fighting-machine" (tripod), armed with a heat-ray and a chemical weapon. Tripods have wiped out the human soldiers around the
The_War_of_the_Worlds
Gait of locomotion among legged animals
broadly categorized as either a metachronal wave gait, tetrapod gait, or tripod gait. In a metachronal wave gait, only one leg leaves contact with the ground
Walking
American medium machine gun
all other variants had to be mounted on a tripod or other type of mount to be used effectively. The tripod used by infantry allowed traverse and elevation
M1919_Browning_machine_gun
there are some exceptions, one of which is the curious figure seated on a tripod, originating from Delphi. In the first room of Delphi Archaeological Museum
Mycenaean_figurine_on_tripod
Crowd flow management mechanism
Moscow Metro and other mass transport systems in Russia. The wall mount tripod turnstiles are suitable for places where installation on ground becomes
Turnstile
Mechanisms for smoothly transmitting rotation through a bend in a drive shaft
preload the bearings. A typical Tripod joint has up to 50 mm of plunge travel, and 26 degrees of angular articulation. The tripod joint does not have as much
Constant-velocity_joint
2012 Malaysian animated science fiction war film
loose sequel to H. G. Wells' 1898 novel The War of the Worlds. Produced by Tripod Group, Studio Climb and Sun Min Image Pictures, the stars the voices of
War_of_the_Worlds:_Goliath
Canadian businessman and author (born 1954)
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2005 film by Steven Spielberg
second tripod probe then catches the Ferriers sleeping, causing Rachel to flee outside only to be abducted by the tripod. Chasing after the tripod, Ray
War_of_the_Worlds_(2005_film)
President of the United States from 1993 to 2001
22, 2020. "Colin Powell, former soldier and still an all-American hero". Tripod. Retrieved February 3, 2023.[dead link] "Bill Clinton: I got closer to killing
Bill_Clinton
2006 wildfire in Washington, United States
The Tripod Complex Fire was a wildfire which burned in north-central Washington state in 2006. The complex consisted of two wildfire complexes which later
Tripod_Complex_Fire
General-purpose machine gun
weapon is mounted on a tripod that offers a higher degree of accuracy and control than the bipod, for example the FN 360° tripod, which features an elevation
FN_MAG
Chinese cauldron with legs and handles
the gods or to ancestors. The earliest recovered examples are ceramic tripods from the Neolithic Peiligang culture, but they are better known from the
Ding_(vessel)
Way of fastening two or more items together with rope
lashing of rope or iron hardware to attach a mast to a boat or ship. The tripod lashing is used to join three spars together to form a self supporting structure
Lashing_(ropework)
Tripodal ligands are tri- and tetradentate ligands. They are popular in research in the areas of coordination chemistry and homogeneous catalysis. Because
Tripodal_ligand
.50-caliber heavy machine gun
from the M3 tripod. In its ground-portable, crew-served role as the M2HB, the gun itself weighs 84 pounds (38 kg) and the assembled M3 tripod another 44
M2_Browning
American web portal
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Velbon (full name: Velbon Tripod Co., Ltd.) is a manufacturer of photographic accessories, specialising in tripods. The company is based in Japan. It was
Velbon
German general-purpose machine gun
bipod, an innovative Lafette 34 tripod or various pintle mounts for armored vehicles. Switching between a bipod and a tripod required no special tools, as
MG_42
2004 pornographic film by Rick Salomon
intended for release, it was filmed primarily with a single, stationary, tripod-mounted camera using "night vision". However, a handful of scenes were filmed
1_Night_in_Paris
Catholic program
approach was codified in a "catechetical synthesis" referred to as the "tripod," "Word of God-Liturgy-Community", with the stated aim of seeking to lead
Neocatechumenal_Way
British passenger liner that sank in 1912
James (20 September 1911). "The Titanic's Sister Ship Olympic". Perdurabo10.tripod.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013. Lord
Titanic
Heavy machine gun
5×55mm, had spade-grips and used the cooling jacket and tripod of the m/14 (Schwarzlose) tripod, the machine gun the Ksp m/14-29 replaced. The reason for
M1917_Browning_machine_gun
Contest in Nenana, Alaska, United States
Nenana, 300 ft from the shore. The tripod is connected to a clock which stops as the ice goes out, moving the tripod with it. The Nenana Ice Classic annual
Nenana_Ice_Classic
Ancient Chinese bronzeware known for its long inscription
(Chinese: 毛公鼎; pinyin: Máogōng dǐng; lit. 'Lord Mao's cauldron') is a bronze tripod ding vessel from the Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1045 – c. 771 BCE). After
Mao_Gong_ding
Foundation for wind turbines
The tripod or jacket is a type of foundation for offshore wind turbines. The tripod is generally more expensive than other types of foundation. However
Tripod_(foundation)
Tripod head used to help produce a panorama
A panoramic tripod head is a piece of photographic equipment, mounted to a tripod, which allows photographers to shoot a sequence of images around the
Panoramic_tripod_head
Adjustable mounting plate between a surveying instrument and its tripod
instrument, for example a theodolite, total station, GNSS antenna or target to a tripod. A tribrach allows the survey instrument to be repeatedly placed in the
Tribrach_(instrument)
Guided missile for combat against armored targets
shoulder-launched weapons, which can be transported by a single soldier, to larger tripod-mounted weapons, which require a squad or team to transport and fire, to
Anti-tank_guided_missile
Compact high-power telescope
optimized for detailed observation of distant objects. They are used as tripod mounted optical enhancement devices for various outdoor activities such
Spotting_scope
Search engine and web portal
Gurlpages, Hotbot, InsiderInfo, Matchmaker.com, Quote.com and RagingBull.com, Tripod, Weather Zombie, Webon, Webmonkey, WhoWhere.com, and Wired.com. The name
Lycos
American business executive (born 1974)
minoring in computer science. There, he was the editor-in-chief of The Trinity Tripod. As a freshman, he co-created the online-only magazine The Trincoll Journal
Matthew_Prince
Ligand which binds 4 donor atoms in a coordination complex
donor atoms. Common forms are linear (also called sequential), ring or tripodal. A tetrapodal ligand that is also tetradentate has four legs with donor
Tetradentate_ligand
manufacturer of photographic accessories, including bags, but specialising in tripods and supports. Gitzo was founded in France by Arsène Gitzhoven in 1917,
Gitzo
Medium machine gun
the older M1910 Maxim machine guns. It was mounted on wheeled mounts, tripods and armored vehicles. The SG-43 used a tilting bolt, moving sideways and
SG-43_Goryunov
Portrayal of sexual subject matter
swivel telephoto Manufacturers Monopod Movie projector Slide projector Tripod head Zone plate Terminology 35 mm equivalent focal length Angle of view
Pornography
German general-purpose machine gun
Dingo) and as an infantry weapon on light bipods as well as different tripods. Since 2015, the German Armed Forces have supplemented the MG 3 with the
MG_3_machine_gun
Composer and musician (1756–1791)
Ingrid. "Mozart, Mozart's Magic Flute and Beethoven". ludwig0van0beethoven.tripod.com. Archived from the original on 27 November 2010. Retrieved 8 August
Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart
Type of ancient Greek cauldron
supported by a sacrificial tripod. In classical times, a foot was attached and it was typically used as a cooking pot. The tripod lebes is characterized by
Lebes
World War II landing operation in Europe
shore was mined and covered with obstacles such as wooden stakes, metal tripods, and barbed wire, making the work of the beach-clearing teams difficult
Normandy_landings
Ukrainian antitank guided missile system, Export version of Stugna-P
the river Stuhna, a right tributary of the Dnipro. The Skif consists of a tripod, PDU-215 remote control panel, guidance device, and thermographic camera
Skif (anti-tank guided missile)
Skif_(anti-tank_guided_missile)
Type of Grenade launcher
QLZ-04, which is fed from a belt and thus is better suited to be mounted on tripods and vehicles. The Chinese began attempting to develop an automatic grenade
QLZ-87
Distinctive superstructure of the Imperial Japanese Navy ships of World War II
A pagoda mast was a type of superstructure erected on a tripod mast that was common on Japanese capital ships that were reconstructed during the 1930s
Pagoda_mast
Greek mythological hero
Sacrifice of Polyxena and tumulus-shaped tomb of Achilles with a tripod in front, on the Polyxena sarcophagus, c. 500 BCE
Achilles
German general-purpose machine gun
gun role, the MG 34 was matched to the newly developed Lafette 34 tripod. In the tripod-mounted medium machine gun role, general-purpose machine gun users
MG_34
collectively called "Three Treasures of China" (Chinese: "(青铜器)海内三宝"). The tripod is round, with three legs, a common shape during the Western Zhou dynasty
Da_Yu_ding
Object placed between a serving dish or bowl, and a dining table
refers to a tripod used to elevate pots from the coals of an open fire (the word trivet itself ultimately comes from Latin tripes meaning "tripod"). Metal
Trivet
1970 Canadian film
silent with a commentary added afterwards, spoken by the character Adrian Tripod (Ronald Mlodzik). Although the film shares its title with Cronenberg's 2022
Crimes of the Future (1970 film)
Crimes_of_the_Future_(1970_film)
Team sport played with a ball
2024. Retrieved 8 April 2025. "Health Advice for Boys". Strikingeagles.tripod.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September
Association_football
2001–2003 films by Peter Jackson
from the original on 11 March 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2010 – via members.tripod.com. Rosebury, Brian (2003) [1992]. Tolkien: A Cultural Phenomenon. Palgrave
The Lord of the Rings (film series)
The_Lord_of_the_Rings_(film_series)
Ancient Greek goddess
Erinyes and priestesses of Apollo, with the Pythia sitting behind them on her tripod A myth told by the early third-century BC Hellenistic poet Callimachus in
Athena
German Nazi paramilitary organisation (1925–1945)
constructed at strategic points along the coast, and wooden stakes, metal tripods, mines, and large anti-tank obstacles were placed on the beaches to delay
Schutzstaffel
Swedish pop group
January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020. "THE ABBA SESSION BAND". felpin80.tripod.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021. "Abba musicians | Arrival from Sweden"
ABBA
German philosopher (1844–1900)
1888d, M I. Sedgwick 2009, p. 26. "Art in Nietzsche's philosophy". jorbon.tripod.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2012
Friedrich_Nietzsche
Turkish-made portable fire-and-forget anti-tank missile
destroy stationary and moving armored targets. Firing can occur from a tripod mount, vehicle, stabilized land platform, or remote controlled turret. The
OMTAS
American boxer and media personality (born 1966)
Mike Tyson Quotes Archived April 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Kjkolb.tripod.com. Retrieved on November 25, 2011. "Mike Tyson". Ibhof.com. Archived from
Mike_Tyson
American general (1880–1964)
Douglas MacArthur (26 January 1880 – 5 April 1964) was an American general who served as a top commander during World War II and the Korean War, achieving
Douglas_MacArthur
American multinational technology conglomerate
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Linear B tablet made c. 1180 BCE
or other symbols instead of Linear B. PY Ta 641, sometimes known as the Tripod Tablet, is a Mycenaean clay tablet inscribed in Linear B, currently displayed
PY_Ta_641
TRIPOD
TRIPOD
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : from Middle English, Old French trivet, trevet ‘trivet’, ‘tripod’, presumably a nickname for someone who walked with a stick, or perhaps a metonymic occupational name for someone who made or used such articles.
TRIPOD
TRIPOD
Boy/Male
Greek Hungarian
Manly.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Bluish green eyes
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by the seashore, Middle English schore.English : topographic name for someone who lived on or by a bank or steep slope, Old English scora. There are minor places named with this word in Lancashire and West Yorkshire, and the surname may also be a habitational name from these.Americanized spelling of Ashkenazic Jewish S(c)hor(r) or Szor, variants of Schauer.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Intelligent; Pleasant
Female
Scottish
Scottish form of English Norma, NORMANNA means "northman."
Boy/Male
Indian, Kannada, Tamil
Kind and Prosperous
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Christian, English, Greek
Mary's Gold; Refers to the Mother of Jesus; Flower Name; The Golden Yellow Flower; Combination of Mary and Gold; Beloved
Boy/Male
Tamil
Kevvin | கேவà¯à®µà¯€à®¨
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English
Beacon on the Hill; Gorse-covered Hill
Boy/Male
Muslim
Honor
TRIPOD
TRIPOD
TRIPOD
TRIPOD
TRIPOD
n.
A surveying instrument, for taking horizontal angles and bearings; a surveyor's compass. It consists of a compass whose needle plays over a circle graduated to 360¡, and of a horizontal brass bar at the ends of which are standards with narrow slits for sighting, supported on a tripod by a ball and socket joint.
n.
A tree-legged stool, table, or other support; especially, a stand to hold a kettle or similar vessel near the fire; a tripod.
n.
Any utensil or vessel, as a stool, table, altar, caldron, etc., supported on three feet.
n.
A lever mounted on a tripod for lifting stones, leveling up railroad ties, etc.
n.
A three-legged frame or stand, usually jointed at top, for supporting a theodolite, compass, telescope, camera, or other instrument.
n.
A tripod.
n.
An ancient stringed instrument; -- so called because, in form, it resembled the Delphic tripod.
n.
A machine for raising or moving heavy weights, consisting of a tripod formed of poles united at the top, with a windlass, pulleys, ropes, etc.
n.
A double tripod (for holding a plate, etc.), having six feet, of which three rest on the ground, in whatever position in is placed.
n.
Three metrical feet taken together, or included in one measure.