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podium (iou)



podium noun. , (in branch I also) -iums. M18.
[Latin = elevated place, balcony from Greek podion dim. of pod-, pous foot: see -IUM.]
I.
A raised platform surrounding the arena in an ancient amphitheatre. M18.
Architecture.
a. A continuous projecting base or pedestal, a stylobate. L18.
b. A projecting lower structure around the base of a tower block. M20.
A raised platform or dais at the front of a hall or stage; spec. one occupied by the conductor of an orchestra. M20.
II.
Zoology. A foot; an organ acting as a foot; esp. a tube-foot of an echinoderm. M19.