podium Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
    soapbox; stump; ambo; pulpit; dais; rostrum.

WordNet

Po"di*um noun
Etymology
L., fr. Gr. , dim. of , , foot. See Pew.
Wordforms
plural Podia
Definitions
  1. (Arch.) A low wall, serving as a foundation, a substructure, or a terrace wall. It is especially employed by archæologists in two senses: (a) The dwarf wall surrounding the arena of an amphitheater, from the top of which the seats began. (b) The masonry under the stylobate of a temple, sometimes a mere foundation, sometimes containing chambers. See Illust. of Column.
  2. (Zoöl.) The foot.

Webster 1913