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A three-legged stand with a mesh square on top.
Also known as: Laboratory tripod, Wire gauze stand
A tripod and gauze is drawn as a three-legged metal stand with a square of wire mesh laid across its top, supporting a vessel above a burner and spreading the heat.
Supports a vessel above a burner, the gauze spreading heat across its base.
Contexts: Laboratory
Is drawn with the gauze rather than without it, since a flat-bottomed vessel heated directly on the tripod would be heated unevenly at three points.
Contexts: Laboratory
A ring or triangle on three legs with a flat square of mesh drawn resting across its top.