PODIA

PODIUM

dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump, soapbox

(noun) a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

podia

plural of podium

Anagrams

• adipo-, apoid

Source: Wiktionary


PODIUM

Po"di*um, n.; pl. Podia. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. Pew.]

1. (Arch.)

Definition: 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.)

Definition: The foot.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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