tripod

n. three-legged stand (for example used to support a camera); something with three legs (e.g. stool, table, vessel, etc.)

Tripod is a word generally used to refer to a three-legged object, generally one used as a platform of some sort, and comes from the Greek tripous, meaning "three feet". Tripod may also refer to:sacrificial tripod, an ancient Greek altarTripod (photography), a device used to position, support, and stabilizeTripod (The War of the Worlds), a fictional weaponThe Tripods, a series of science-fiction novels by English author John Christopher, and a UK TV series based upon the booksTripod.com, a webhosting serviceM2 tripod, a machine gun tripodA portable crane (machine)an assessment method for operational risks [1]Visual Basic, whose forerunner was called tripod A nickname for Alice in Chains (album), the final studio album by Alice in ChainsThe "triPods", a parody of both the iPod and the War of the Worlds from Scary Movie 4Tripod (band), a musical comedy act.TriPod the band, a rock band with no guitars or keyboards
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Noun
1. a three-legged rack used for support
(hypernym) rack, stand
(hyponym) camera tripod
(part-meronym) leg

n. tripod

(n.)
Any utensil or vessel, as a stool, table, altar, caldron, etc., supported on three feet.
  

(n.)
A three-legged frame or stand, usually jointed at top, for supporting a theodolite, compass, telescope, camera, or other instrument.