-podium


-podium

n combining form a part resembling a foot: pseudopodium. [from New Latin: footlike; see podium]

po•di•um

(ˈpoʊ di əm)

n., pl. -di•ums, -di•a (-di ə) 1. a small platform for an orchestra conductor, speaker, etc. 2. lectern (def. 2). 3. a. a low wall or platform forming a base for a structure, as the masonry supporting the colonnade of a classical temple. b. a raised platform surrounding the arena of a Roman amphitheater. 4. Anat. a foot. [1605–15; < Latin: elevated place, balcony < Greek pódion little foot]

-podium

a combining form meaning “footlike appendage,” “support,” “stem”: pseudopodium. [< New Latin; see podium]