podiums

Variant of podium

noun pl. podia , podiums

  1. a low wall serving as a pedestal or foundation
  2. a low wall separating the seats from the arena in an ancient amphitheater
  3. a continuous bench projecting from the walls of a room
  4. a low platform, esp. for the conductor of an orchestra; dais
  5. lectern (sense )
  6. Zool. a hand or foot, or a footlike structure

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

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