podium
noun
a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a public speaker, the recipient of a sports medal, etc.
podia
-
pluralof podium.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Many boomers, who grew up reading Mailer, seeing him regularly on TV, in gossip columns and on college campus podia, took him as a given.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2022
See her brave the weather at tarmacs, outdoor podia, and tourist hotspots below.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2018
There are many podia along the length of the arm, which allow the sea star to latch onto objects and walk.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
All ordinary classical temples stood on podia or platforms which raised them above the surrounding surface at least to some small extent.
From Roman Britain in 1914 by F. (Francis) Haverfield
The circumoesophageal water-ring communicates indirectly with the exterior; the podia, when present, are respiratory, not locomotor, in function.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various
