podium
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˈpəʊ.dɪi.ʌm/
podium (plural podiums)
- A platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit.
- (sometimes proscribed) A stand used to hold notes when speaking publicly.
- (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.
- (sports) A result amongst the best three at a competition.
- A low wall, serving as a foundation, a substructure, or a terrace wall.
- (botany, anatomy) A foot or footstalk.
- (stand used to hold notes when speaking publicly) lectern
- Russian: ка́федра
- Portuguese: pódio
- Russian: по́диум
- Portuguese: pódio
podium (podiums, present participle podiuming; past and past participle podiumed)
- (sports, colloquial) To finish in the top three at an event or competition.
- The swimmer podiumed three times at the Olympics.
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