Tripod (disambiguation)

A tripod is the smallest, consisting of three interconnected rods statically determinate structure that can stand without tilting on any ground, as three points always lie in a plane. ( For any three points lying in the room can always identify a common plane, while the four points - such as the corners of a tetrahedron -. 's Not always possible)

Specifically designated tripod:

A stool with three legs.
Stand, which is frequently used in the photo or surveying technology.
Tripod (chemistry), metallic frame that serves the heating media by means of a Bunsen burner
Accompanying tripod, which is assigned in the differential geometry of a space curve, Frenet formulas see
Known in railway circles, a locomotive of the DB Class V 60
Carriage with three legs, part of a firearm
A tripod ( lifting device ) is used for lifting loads
Tripod ( kitchen appliance ), as an historic kitchen appliance, it served as a standalone unit for pots and pans, see also tripod

Tripods may refer to:

A planar transmission with three drive elements, compare Hexapod
The aliens and controlled by these machines being in the Anglo- French TV sci-fi series The Tripods ( The Tripods )
The Triskele, an ornament
The Treudd, a stone circle