podium — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dais noun A raised platform, as at the front of a hall, used for a speaker, head table, or seat of honour.
- lectern noun A stand with a slanted top used to support a Bible from which passages are read during a church service.
- platform noun A raised, flat surface for standing on, such as at a train station or on a stage.
- podium noun A raised platform for a speaker, performer, or conductor to stand on.
- rostrum noun A dais, pulpit, or similar platform for a speaker, conductor, or other performer.
Senses
podium is used for these senses in English:
- dais A raised platform in a room for a high table, a seat of honour, a throne, or other dignified occupancy, such as ancestral statues; a similar platform supporting a lectern, pulpit, etc., which may be used to speak from. [from c. 1800.]
- lectern A stand with a slanted top used to support a Bible from which passages are read during a church service.
- lectern A similar stand to support a lecturer's notes.
- platform A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon.
- podium A platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit; any low platform or dais.
- podium (sports) A result amongst the best three at a competition.
- rostrum A dais, pulpit, or similar platform for a speaker, conductor, or other performer.
- rostrum A platform for a film or television camera.
lectern — full definition
- noun A stand with a slanted top used to support a Bible from which passages are read during a church service.
- noun A similar stand to support a lecturer's notes.