podium

The definition of a podium is a raised area where you stand to give a presentation or command attention.

(noun)

A little raised area in the front of the classroom where the professor and students can stand to talk to be more visible is an example of the podium.

See podium in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. podia , podiums

Origin: L, balcony, podium, raised place < Gr (hypo)podion, footstool < hypo-, under + podion, dim. of pous (gen. podos), foot

foot, footlike or supporting part: monopodium, stylopodium

Origin: ModL < Gr pous (gen. podos), foot

See podium in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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.

Origin:

Origin: Latin

Origin: , from Greek podion, base

Origin: , diminutive of pous, pod-, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots

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