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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Use a basic smartphone holder and a small tripod to prevent any camera shake, keeping your images sharp.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
This foldable tripod chair, $33, is a great option and fulfills these requirements.
—Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2025
Like the Mini 12, the Mini 41 does not include a tripod attachment thread.
—PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
In it, a handful of people with cameras and tripods stand in an open field as greenish-blue light streaks across the sky.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
This foldable tripod chair, $33, is a great option and fulfills these requirements.
—Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2025
Like the Mini 12, the Mini 41 does not include a tripod attachment thread.
—PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
In it, a handful of people with cameras and tripods stand in an open field as greenish-blue light streaks across the sky.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Tripod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tripod. Accessed 23 Apr. 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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