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- Dictionarypodium/ˈpəʊdɪəm/
noun
- 1. a small platform on which a person may stand to be seen by an audience, as when making a speech or conducting an orchestra: "he was at the podium facing an expectant conference crowd"
verb
- 1. (of a competitor in a sporting event) finish first, second, or third, so as to appear on a podium to receive an award: US "older riders who expected to podium may find themselves racing against other riders who are years younger"
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a raised area on which a person stands to speak to a large number of people, to conduct music, or to receive a prize in a sports competition: Tears ran down her face as she stood on the winner's podium. He looked nervous as he got up on the podium to make his speech. Synonym. rostrum. Compare. pulpit. dais. soapbox.
A podium ( pl.: podiums or podia) is a platform used to raise something to a short distance above its surroundings. In architecture a building can rest on a large podium. [1] Podiums can also be used to raise people, for instance the conductor of an orchestra stands on a podium as do many public speakers.
The meaning of PODIUM is a low wall serving as a foundation or terrace wall. How to use podium in a sentence.
a raised area on which a person stands to speak to a large number of people, to conduct music, or to receive a prize in a sports competition: Tears ran down her face as she stood on the winner's podium. He looked nervous as he got up on the podium to make his speech. Synonym. rostrum. Compare. pulpit. dais. soapbox.
A podium is a raised platform like the kind Olympians stand on when they win a medal or like the overturned crate in the garage where you pretend to accept your Academy Award. Stepping up to a podium means taking center stage.
Podium definition: a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a public speaker, the recipient of a sports medal, etc.. See examples of PODIUM used in a sentence.
A podium is a small platform on which someone stands in order to give a lecture or conduct an orchestra.
1. An elevated platform, as for an orchestra conductor or public speaker. 2. A stand for holding the notes of a public speaker; a lectern. 3. Architecture. a. A low wall serving as a foundation. b. A wall circling the arena of an ancient amphitheater. 4. Biology A structure resembling or functioning as a foot.
Podium definition: An elevated platform, as for an orchestra conductor or public speaker.
Podium definition, a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a public speaker, the recipient of a sports medal, etc. See more.
