PODIUM

Podium

A podium is a platform that is used to raise something to a short distance above its surroundings. It derives from the Greek πόδι . In architecture a building can rest on a large podium. Podia can also be used to raise people, for instance the conductor of an orchestra stands on a podium as do many public speakers. Podium has also come to mean the object a speaker stands behind and sets papers or books upon even when it is at floor level, though the traditional term for that item is lectern.

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podium

Noun

  1. A platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit.
  2. A stand used to hold notes when speaking publicly.
  3. A steepled platform upon which the three competitors with the best results may stand when being handed their medals or prize.
  4. A result amongst the best three at a competition.
  5. A low wall, serving as a foundation, a substructure, or a terrace wall.
    1. The dwarf wall surrounding the arena of an amphitheatre, from the top of which the seats began.
    2. The masonry under the stylobate of a temple, sometimes a mere foundation, sometimes containing chambers.

Verb

  1. To finish in the top three at an event or competition.


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