1
: a three-legged stand (as for a camera)
2
: a stool, table, or altar with three legs
3
: a vessel (such as a cauldron) resting on three legs
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The couple also owned a view camera: a wooden box on a tripod which exposed images onto glass plates.
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Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 13 July 2025
Audio and video recording equipment (including iPads, Go-Pros, drones, cameras with detachable lenses, selfie sticks, tripods).
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 7 July 2025
If possible, rig up a tripod or something else to help steady your camera or smartphone over the eyepiece.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 6 July 2025
However, astrophotographers will likely be using a tripod anyway.
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 4 July 2025
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Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 13 July 2025
Audio and video recording equipment (including iPads, Go-Pros, drones, cameras with detachable lenses, selfie sticks, tripods).
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 7 July 2025
If possible, rig up a tripod or something else to help steady your camera or smartphone over the eyepiece.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 6 July 2025
However, astrophotographers will likely be using a tripod anyway.
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 4 July 2025
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“Tripod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tripod. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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tripod
noun
tri·pod
ˈtrī-ˌpäd 
1
: something (as a container or stool) resting on three legs
2
: a three-legged stand (as for a camera)
Medical Definition
tripod
noun
tri·pod
ˈtrī-ˌpäd
: a bone having three processes
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