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tripod

portable three-legged frame, used as a platform for supporting the weight and maintaining the stability of some other object (Q683906 is photographic tripod)
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tripod

Summary

tripod has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • tripod is a type of stand[2].
  • tripod's Commons category is recorded as Tripods[3].
  • tripod comprises leg[4].
  • tripod's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[5].
  • tripod's shape is recorded as tetrahedron[6].
  • tripod's has characteristic is recorded as portability[7].
  • tripod's has characteristic is recorded as telescoping[8].
  • tripod's different from is recorded as Tripod Island[9].
  • tripod's different from is recorded as tripod[10].
  • tripod's different from is recorded as Trépied[11].
  • tripod's exact match is recorded as http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/04485082-n[12].

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Definition and Type

tripod is a type of stand[2].

Use and Application

tripod comprises leg[4].

Why It Matters

tripod has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] tripod is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → stand
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Has characteristic → portability, telescoping
    Different from → Tripod Island, tripod, Trépied
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q296943, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
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