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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024po•di•um /ˈpoʊdiəm/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -di•ums, -di•a /-diə/.USA pronunciation - a small platform for an orchestra conductor, speaker, etc.:He walked up to the stage and stood on the podium.
- a stand with a slanted top, used to hold a book, speech, etc., at the proper height for a speaker;
lectern:He strode up to the podium and began to read his speech. See -pod-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024po•di•um (pō′dē əm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -di•ums, -di•a (-dē ə).USA pronunciation - a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, for a public speaker, etc.
- Architecture
- a low wall forming a base for a construction, as a colonnade or dome.
- a stereobate for a classical temple, esp. 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.
- lectern.
- a counter or booth, as one at an airport for handling tickets or dispensing information.
- Anatomy, Zoology, Zoology[Zool., Anat.]a foot.
- Botanya footstalk or stipe.
- Greek pódion little foot, equivalent. to pod- pod- + -ion diminutive suffix. See pew
- Latin: elevated place, balcony
- 1605–15
-podium, - a combining form meaning "footlike part'' of an organism, used in the formation of compound words:monopodium; pseudo-podium.
Also, -pode. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: podium /ˈpəʊdɪəm/ n ( pl -diums, -dia / -dɪə/)- 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
- any footlike organ, such as the tube foot of a starfish
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin: platform, balcony, from Greek podion little foot, from pous foot Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: -podium n combining form - a part resembling a foot: pseudopodium
Etymology: from New Latin: footlike; see podium |