podium
nounverbattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈpəʊ.di.əm//
- United Kingdom//ˈpəʉ.di.əm//
- Canada//ˈpoʊ.di.əm//
A platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit; any low platform or dais.
noun
- 1
A platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit; any low platform or dais.
- 2
A stand used to hold notes when speaking publicly.
- 3
A steepled platform upon which the three competitors with the best results may stand when being handed their medals or prize.
- 4
A result amongst the best three at a competition.
Red Bull's Thai-British driver Alex Albon took a maiden podium in third.
- 5
A low wall, serving as a foundation, a substructure, or a terrace wall. The dwarf wall surrounding the arena of an amphitheatre, from the top of which the seats began.
- 6
A low wall, serving as a foundation, a substructure, or a terrace wall. The masonry under the stylobate of a temple, sometimes a mere foundation, sometimes containing chambers.
- 7
The lower portion of a high-rise building, typically of several storeys tall and acts as a foundation to the tower(s) above it.
- 8
A foot or footstalk.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin podium, from Ancient Greek πόδιον (pódion, “base”), a diminutive of πούς (poús, “foot”). Doublet of pew.
verb
- 1
To finish in the top three at an event or competition.
The swimmer podiumed three times at the Olympics.
Vocab-wise, medalling and PB-ing are now totally part-and-parcelled, and most experts in South Korea believe podiumed, finalled and all-comered are not far off lexiconing.
Forms
- plural
- podia, podiums
- past tense
- podiumed
- past participle
- podiumed
- present participle
- podiuming
- third person singular
- podiums
podium · A platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit; any low platform or dais.
poe · moon blocks.Poe · A surname from Old Norsepoem · A literary piece written in verse.