podium
a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a public speaker, the recipient of a sports medal, etc.
Architecture.
a low wall forming a base for a construction, as a colonnade or dome.
a stereobate for a classical temple, especially one with perpendicular sides.
the masonry supporting a classical temple.
a raised platform surrounding the arena of an ancient Roman amphitheater having on it the seats of privileged spectators.
a counter or booth, as one at an airport for handling tickets or dispensing information.
Zoology, Anatomy. a foot.
Botany. a footstalk or stipe.
(in a sports competition) to finish first, second, or third and receive an award while standing on a podium: He’s podiumed in five of his past six races.
Origin of podium
1Other definitions for -podium (2 of 2)
a combining form meaning “footlike part” of an organism, used in the formation of compound words: monopodium; pseudo-podium.
Origin of -podium
2- Also -pode.
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How to use podium in a sentence
The predicative adjective can stand before or after the verb—halt sunt li pui (Latin podia), e tenebrus e grant.
The temples were built on lofty platforms (podia), to give them a more commanding appearance.
Rambles in Rome | S. Russell ForbesVisto por losque en el veniamos soyechamos lo que podia ser.
The Solomon Islands and Their Natives | H. B. (Henry Brougham) GuppyQue tonteria, andar a dormir in una barca, quando se lo podia sobre tierra firma!
Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet | Captain MarryatPorque mi Coronel, los Americanos rompieron el fuego contre la advanzda—y habia balazos aqui, y alla, y que podia hacer yo?
Los Gringos | H. A. (Henry Agustus) Wise
British Dictionary definitions for podium (1 of 2)
/ (ˈpəʊdɪəm) /
a small raised platform used by lecturers, orchestra conductors, etc; dais
a plinth that supports a colonnade or wall
a low wall surrounding the arena of an ancient amphitheatre
zoology
the terminal part of a vertebrate limb
any footlike organ, such as the tube foot of a starfish
Origin of podium
1British Dictionary definitions for -podium (2 of 2)
a part resembling a foot: pseudopodium
Origin of -podium
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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