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Definition of TriPod

Tripod
Tripod Tri"pod, n. [L. tripus, -odis, Gr. ?; ? (see Tri-) + ?, ?, foot. See Foot, and cf. Tripos, Trivet.] 1. Any utensil or vessel, as a stool, table, altar, caldron, etc., supported on three feet. Note: On such, a stool, in the temple of Apollo at Delphi, the Pythian priestess sat while giving responses to those consulting the Delphic oracle. 2. A three-legged frame or stand, usually jointed at top, for supporting a theodolite, compass, telescope, camera, or other instrument. Tripod of life, or Vital tripod (Physiol.), the three organs, the heart, lungs, and brain; -- so called because their united action is necessary to the maintenance of life.

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- 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...
- 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...
- The tripod fish or tripod spiderfish, Bathypterois grallator, is a deep-sea benthic fish in the family Ipnopidae found at lower latitudes. It is now an...
- 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...
- 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...
- The two realize their newfound love, but are interrupted by a gigantic triPod which disables electricity and starts vaporizing the town residents. Cindy...
- The tripod position or orthopneic position is a physical stance often ****umed by people experiencing respiratory distress (such as chronic obstructive...
- 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...
- arrived early to prepare for Operation Tripod." When the September 11, 2001, attacks began, Operation Tripod was immediately canceled as attentions turned...