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A tripod is a three-legged support device.
Tripod may also refer to:
Three-legged devices
edit- Tripod (foundation), a type of structural foundation for offshore wind turbines
- Tripod (gun), a type of weapon mount
- Tripod (laboratory), a platform used to support laboratory equipment
- Tripod (photography), a stand used to stabilize and elevate photographic equipment
- Tripod (surveying), a stand used to support surveying instruments
- Sacrificial tripod, a piece of religious furniture used for offerings
- Tripod joints, a type of constant-velocity joint, used at the inboard end of car driveshafts
Arts and entertainment
edit- TriPod, an American rock trio
- Tripod (band), an Australian musical comedy act
- Tripod, an informal name for the self-titled album by Alice in Chains, 1995
- Tripod (War of the Worlds), a fictional alien vehicle in The War of the Worlds
- The Tripods, a novel series by John Christopher
- The Tripods (TV series), a 1984–1985 adaptation of the novels
Other uses
edit- Tripod (Neocatechumanate precept), a precept of the Neocatechumenal Way, an association within the Catholic Church
- Tripod (web hosting), a web hosting service
- Tripod Island, Antarctica
- Tripod Rock, a balancing rock in Kinnelon, New Jersey, US
See also
edit- Tripod fish (disambiguation)
- Triangle, a polygon with three edges
- Tricorne, a style of hat
- Triskelion, a motif consisting of a triple spiral
- Tetrapod (disambiguation)