podium

po·di·um  (pd-m)

n. pl. po·di·ums or po·di·a (-d-)

1. An elevated platform, as for an orchestra conductor or public speaker.

2. A stand for holding the notes of a public speaker; a lectern.

3. Architecture

a. A low wall serving as a foundation.

b. A wall circling the arena of an ancient amphitheater.

4. Biology A structure resembling or functioning as a foot.

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[Latin, from Greek podion, base, diminutive of pous, pod-, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]

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podium [ˈpəʊdɪəm]

n pl -diums, -dia [-dɪə]

1. a small raised platform used by lecturers, orchestra conductors, etc.; dais

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a plinth that supports a colonnade or wall

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a low wall surrounding the arena of an ancient amphitheatre

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology

a.  the terminal part of a vertebrate limb

b.  any footlike organ, such as the tube foot of a starfish

[from Latin: platform, balcony, from Greek podion little foot, from pous foot]

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lectern, podium, dais, rostrum - A lectern is the stand on which the speaker's notes are placed, the podium is the platform on which the speaker and lectern stand, a dais is a platform for several people, and a rostrum is a platform for one or more.

See also related terms for platform.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

podium - a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it ambo, dais, pulpit, rostrum, soapbox, stump platform - a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform"

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podium

noun platform, stand, stage, rostrum, dais A bomb was discovered under the speaker's podium at the conference.

Translations

podium [ˈpəʊdɪəm] N (podiums, podia (pl)) [ˈpəʊdɪə] → podio m

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podium [ˈpəʊdiəm] n → podium m

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podium

n → Podest nt

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podium [ˈpəʊdɪəm] n → podio

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podium

n podium [ˈpəudiəm]

a platform on which a lecturer, musical conductor etc stands. podium مِنَصَّه подиум stupínek podium; forhøjning das Podium εξέδρα, βάθρο podio poodium سکو koroke podium דוּכָן נוֹאָמִים मंच podij pódium podium ræðu-/hljómsveitarpallur podio 指揮台 단, 연단 pakyla podijs; paaugstinājums podium podium talerstol, podium podium pódio po­dium возвышение stupienok, pódium podij podijum podium แท่น podyum 講台；(樂隊的)指揮台 трибуна عمارت کي کرسي bục 讲台；（乐队的）指挥台