podium
/ˈpəʊ.di.əm/US/ˈpoʊ.di.əm/
podium noun: a platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit; any low platform or dais.
Noun
podium (plural podia or podiums)
- A platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit; any low platform or dais.
- A stand used to hold notes when speaking publicly.
- Synonyms:
- lectern
- A steepled platform upon which the three competitors with the best results may stand when being handed their medals or prize.
- A result amongst the best three at a competition.
- Red Bull's Thai-British driver Alex Albon took a maiden podium in third.2020 September 13, Andrew Benson, “Tuscan Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton claims 90th win after incredible race”, in BBC Sport
- The dwarf wall surrounding the arena of an amphitheatre, from the top of which the seats began.
- The masonry under the stylobate of a temple, sometimes a mere foundation, sometimes containing chambers.
- The lower portion of a high-rise building, typically of several storeys tall and acts as a foundation to the tower(s) above it.
- A foot or footstalk.
Verb
podium (third-person singular simple present podiums, present participle podiuming, simple past and past participle podiumed)
- 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.2011 September 1, Harry Pearson, “London 2012 can legacy by verbing the noun”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 22 Sep 2024
podium meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
podium in Tamil
- மேடைப்பீடம், பாதத்தாங்கி, உரைமேடை, பொழிவம், உறிஞ்சற்பாதம், பாதமனை மூளை
podium in Urdu
- شہ نشین
podium in Bengali
- podium, rostrum
- মঞ্চ monco
podium in Malayalam
- stage, platform, dais
- പ്രസംഗപീഠം, വേദിക, പ്രസംഗമണ്ഡപം, ആൾമറ, പ്ലാറ്റ്ഫാറം, രംഗം
More languagesFewer languages
- podium in Kannada
- ಜಗಲಿ, ಎತ್ತರವಾದ ಜಗುಲಿ, ವೇದಿಕೆ, ತವಗ
- podium in Punjabi
- پیر pair, ਪੈਰ pair
- podium in Arabic
- مِنَصَّة minaṣṣa
Examples of podium in a sentence
- He could be the rider that upsets a Spanish 1-2-3 on the podium.
- The convention roared as the president stepped to the podium.
- The front of the podium bore the presidential seal.
Synonyms of podium
Forms of podium
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | podia |
| plural | podiums |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | podiums |
| present participle | podiuming |
| past participle | podiumed |
| past | podiumed |
Origin of podium
Borrowed from Latin podium, from Ancient Greek πόδιον (pódion, “base”), a diminutive of πούς (poús, “foot”). Doublet of pew.
Words formed from podium
Phrases with podium
Words that rhyme with podium
Questions about podium
- What does podium mean?
- Podium means a platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit; any low platform or dais.
- What is podium in Tamil?
- Podium in Tamil is மேடைப்பீடம், பாதத்தாங்கி, உரைமேடை. See Podium meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is podium?
- Podium can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce podium?
- Podium is pronounced /ˈpəʊ.di.əm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of podium?
- The plural of podium is podia.
Words near podium in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: podium (page history and authors); podium (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); podium (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); মঞ্চ (Bengali) (page history and authors); podium (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); podium (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); پیر (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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