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Definition of Podium
1. Noun. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
Definition of Podium
1. n. A low wall, serving as a foundation, a substructure, or a terrace wall.
Definition of Podium
1. Noun. A platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit. ¹
2. Noun. (proscribed) A stand used to hold notes when speaking publicly. ¹
3. Noun. (sports and other competitions) A steepled platform upon which the three competitors with the best results may stand when being handed their medals or prize. ¹
4. Noun. (sports) A result amongst the best three at a competition. ¹
5. Noun. A low wall, serving as a foundation, a substructure, or a terrace wall. ¹
6. Verb. (sports proscribed) To finish in the top three at an event or competition. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Podium
1. a small platform [n -DIUMS or -DIA]
Medical Definition of Podium
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1. A low wall, serving as a foundation, a substructure, or a terrace wall. It is especially employed by archaeologists in two senses: The dwarf wall surrounding the arena of an amphitheater, from the top of which the seats began.
The masonry under the stylobate of a temple, sometimes a mere foundation, sometimes containing chambers.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Podium
Literary usage of Podium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Supplementary Papers of the American School of Classical Studies in Rome by Archaeological Institute of America (1905)
"l 1.43 1.58 2.58 1.50 1.50 1.00 1.01 1.00 1.87 1.77 2.06 2.02 1.74 1.89 1.91
podium at Pompeii, Temple of Apollo (B, p. 33) . 12.25 X 20.00 m. ..."
2. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1837)
"The spina, or raised division, which runs along the middle of the circus, is a
kind of podium or basement, in appearance like a thick dwarf wall. ..."
3. Greece: Pictorial, Descriptive, and Historical by Christopher Wordsworth (1844)
"The other provinces, separated from each other by mountain Vise, which diverge
from this podium, are the Cunei, bounded externally by a wall of sea. ..."
4. Greece: Pictorial, Descriptive, and Historical by Christopher Wordsworth (1844)
"The other provinces, separated from each other by mountain Viae, which diverge
from this podium, arc the Cunei, bounded externally by a wall of sea. ..."
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