A tripod is a portable three-legged frame, used as a platform for supporting the weight and maintaining the stability of some other object.
Objects that might sit on a tripod include:
a cooking vessel
a sacrificial altar
a weapon/firearm
a camera
a flash unit
a mounting head
surveying instruments
telescopes
binoculars
an offshore wind turbine
a gauze square
a beaker
a flask
a sand bath
You put a "head" on a tripod. (At least in photography).
A tripod.
a gauze mat sits on top of a tripod which is a type of wire mesh
Mount Parnassus in the Valley of Phocis in inland Greece, she sits on top of a sacred tripod
Mount Parnassus in the Valley of Phocis in inland Greece, she sits on top of a sacred tripod
In Science, a tripod is a piece of equipment, used to hold a beaker or container. The gauze mat is what is placed ontop of a tripod to hold said beaker/container. These two pieces of equipment are usually accompanied by a bunsen burner.
When heating beakers, a ring or square of wire gauze is placed on top of the tripod over the burner. The gauze may incorporate an asbestos pad or coating. The wire spreads the heat to prevent overheating of one part of the beaker.
A tripod with wheels is called a tripod dolly.
^, is the symbol for a tripod.
A wet tripod
^, is the symbol for a tripod.
Tripod is a word. Alternatively you could go for: I steadied my camera with my tripod.