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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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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 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.
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.
Definitions of podium. noun. a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it. synonyms: ambo, dais, pulpit, rostrum, soapbox, stump. see more. see less. type of: platform. a raised horizontal surface.
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.
A podium is a small platform on which someone stands in order to give a lecture or conduct an orchestra.
podium. noun. /ˈpəʊdiəm/. /ˈpəʊdiəm/. a small platform that a person stands on when giving a speech or conducting an orchestra, etc. She is the first delegate to speak from the podium at today's conference. The president sat on the viewing podium watching the military parade. synonym rostrum.
What does the noun podium mean? There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun podium. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. podium has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
a small, raised area, sometimes with a tall table on it, that someone stands on when they are performing or speaking. (Definition of podium from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
