podium

[ poh-dee-uhm ]

/ ˈpoʊ di əm /

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noun, plural po·di·ums, po·di·a [poh-dee-uh]. /ˈpoʊ di ə/.

a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a public speaker, the recipient of a sports medal, etc.

Architecture.

a low wall forming a base for a construction, as a colonnade or dome.
a stereobate for a classical temple, especially 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.

Zoology, Anatomy. a foot.

Botany. a footstalk or stipe.

verb (used without object)

(in a sports competition) to finish first, second, or third and receive an award while standing on a podium: He’s podiumed in five of his past six races.

Origin of podium

1605–15; <Latin: “elevated place, balcony” <Greek pódion “little foot,” equivalent to pod- pod- + -ion diminutive suffix. See pew

Definition for podium (2 of 2)

-podium

a combining form meaning “footlike part” of an organism, used in the formation of compound words: monopodium; pseudo-podium.

Also -pode.

Origin of -podium

From New Latin; see origin at podium

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British Dictionary definitions for podium (1 of 2)

podium

/ (ˈpəʊdɪəm) /

noun plural -diums or -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

zoology

the terminal part of a vertebrate limb
any footlike organ, such as the tube foot of a starfish

Word Origin for podium

C18: from Latin: platform, balcony, from Greek podion little foot, from pous foot

British Dictionary definitions for podium (2 of 2)

-podium

n combining form

a part resembling a footpseudopodium

Word Origin for -podium

from New Latin: footlike; see podium

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单词	podium
释义	podium [ poh-dee-uhm ] / ˈpoʊ di əm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR podium ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural po·di·ums, po·di·a [poh-dee-uh]. /ˈpoʊ di ə/. a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a public speaker, the recipient of a sports medal, etc. Architecture. a low wall forming a base for a construction, as a colonnade or dome. a stereobate for a classical temple, especially 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. Zoology, Anatomy. a foot. Botany. a footstalk or stipe. verb (used without object) (in a sports competition) to finish first, second, or third and receive an award while standing on a podium: He’s podiumed in five of his past six races. Origin of podium 1605–15; <Latin: “elevated place, balcony” <Greek pódion “little foot,” equivalent to pod- pod- + -ion diminutive suffix. See pew Definition for podium (2 of 2) -podium a combining form meaning “footlike part” of an organism, used in the formation of compound words: monopodium; pseudo-podium. Also -pode. Origin of -podium From New Latin; see origin at podium Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for podium (1 of 2) podium / (ˈpəʊdɪəm) / noun plural -diums or -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 zoology the terminal part of a vertebrate limb any footlike organ, such as the tube foot of a starfish Word Origin for podium C18: from Latin: platform, balcony, from Greek podion little foot, from pous foot British Dictionary definitions for podium (2 of 2) -podium n combining form a part resembling a footpseudopodium Word Origin for -podium from New Latin: footlike; see podium Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to podium platform, rostrum, pulpit, dais, stage, stump, soapbox
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podium

noun, plural po·di·ums, po·di·a [poh-dee-uh]. /ˈpoʊ di ə/.

verb (used without object)

Origin of podium

Definition for podium (2 of 2)

Origin of -podium

British Dictionary definitions for podium (1 of 2)

noun plural -diums or -dia (-dɪə)

Word Origin for podium

British Dictionary definitions for podium (2 of 2)

n combining form

Word Origin for -podium

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