podium

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: po=di=um

CIDE DICTIONARY

podium, n. [L., fr. Gr. , dim. of , , foot. See Pew.].

•  A low wall, serving as a foundation, a substructure, or a terrace wall.  [1913 Webster]
•  The foot.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

podium, n. (pl. podiums or podia)
1 a continuous projecting base or pedestal round a room or house etc.
2 a raised platform round the arena of an amphitheatre.
3 a platform or rostrum.

Etymology

L f. Gk podion dimin. of pous pod- foot

THESAURUS

podium

balcony, catafalque, dais, emplacement, estrade, floor, gallery, heliport, hustings, landing, landing pad, landing stage, launching pad, platform, pulpit, rostrum, soapbox, stage, step terrace, stump, terrace, tribunal, tribune