podium
noun pl. podia , podiums
- a low wall serving as a pedestal or foundation
- a low wall separating the seats from the arena in an ancient amphitheater
- a continuous bench projecting from the walls of a room
- a low platform, esp. for the conductor of an orchestra; dais
- lectern (sense )
- Zool. a hand or foot, or a footlike structure
See podium in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(pōˈdē-əm)
noun pl. po·di·ums or
po·di·a (-dē-ə) - An elevated platform, as for an orchestra conductor or public speaker.
- A stand for holding the notes of a public speaker; a lectern.
- Architecture
a. A low wall serving as a foundation.
b. A wall circling the arena of an ancient amphitheater.
- Biology A structure resembling or functioning as a foot.
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