Tripod (disambiguation)

A tripod is a three-legged support device.

Tripod may also refer to:

Three-legged devices

• 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

• 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
• Fighting machine (The War of the Worlds), a fictional alien vehicle in The War of the Worlds which are sometimes called Tripods.
• The Tripods , a novel series by John Christopher
  • The Tripods (TV series), a 1984–1985 adaptation of the novels

Other uses

• 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

• Tripod fish (disambiguation)
• Triangle, a polygon with three edges
• Tricorne, a style of hat
• Triskelion, a motif consisting of a triple spiral
• Tetrapod (disambiguation)