noun pl. podia -·dia (-ə), podiums -·di·ums

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

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