Category:Podium

Po"di*um, n.; pl. Podia. Etym: [l., fr. Gr. Pew.]

1. (arch.)

Defn: a low wall, serving as a foundation, a substructure, or a Terrace wall. It is especially employed by archæologists in two Senses: (a) the dwarf wall surrounding the arena of an amphitheater, from the Top of which the seats began. (b) the masonry under the stylobate of a temple, sometimes a mere Foundation, sometimes containing chambers. See illust. of column.

2. (zoöl.)

Defn: the foot.