podium
[ poh-dee-uh m ]
/ ˈpoʊ di əm /
noun, plural po·di·ums, po·di·a [poh-dee-uh] /ˈpoʊ di ə/.
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.
Words nearby podium
podgy,
podiatric medicine,
podiatrist,
podiatry,
podite,
podium,
podo-,
podocarpus,
podocyte,
pododynamometer,
pododynia
Example sentences from the Web for podia
The temples were built on lofty platforms (podia), to give them a more commanding appearance.
Rambles in Rome |S. Russell Forbes
British Dictionary definitions for podia
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