Podium (redirected from podia)

podium

In architecture, a pedestal on a large scale. It may be any of various elements that form the base of a structure, such as the platform forming the floor and substructure of a Classical temple, a low wall supporting columns, or the structurally or decoratively emphasized lowest portion of a wall. The term is also applied to other types of raised platform, such as an orchestra conductor's dais.

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podium

1. a plinth that supports a colonnade or wall

2. a low wall surrounding the arena of an ancient amphitheatre

3. Zoology

a. the terminal part of a vertebrate limb

b. any footlike organ, such as the tube foot of a starfish

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podium [′pō·dē·əm]

(invertebrate zoology)

The terminal portion of a body wall appendage in certain echinoderms.

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podium

1. In general, a raised platform for a speaker.

2. The high platform in an early Roman temple.

3. A socle projecting from the base of a building.

4. A low, step-like projection from the wall of a room or building that forms a raised platform on which objects can be displayed.

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Podium 

a high, usually rectangular platform with stairs on one side; the other three sides are sheer. Ancient temples, mainly Roman and Etruscan, were erected on podiums. In antiquity, the term “podium” also denoted the wall around an arena and the raised platform used for the seating of high-ranking spectators at circuses.