podium: Meaning and Definition of

po•di•um

1. a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, for a public speaker, etc.
1. a low wall forming a base for a construction, as a colonnade or dome.
2. a stereobate for a classical temple, esp. one with perpendicular sides.
3. the masonry supporting a classical temple.
4. a raised platform surrounding the arena of an ancient Roman amphitheater having on it the seats of privileged spectators.
3. lectern.
4. a counter or booth, as one at an airport for handling tickets or dispensing information.
5. a foot.
6. a footstalk or stipe.

-podium

1. a combining form meaning “footlike part” of an organism, used in the formation of compound words: monopodium; pseudo-podium.