podia
Elevated speaking stations
Podia is the plural of podium—the raised platforms from which speakers address audiences, conductors lead orchestras, or Olympic medalists receive their medals.
The word follows Latin pluralization, though podiums is equally acceptable in modern English.
Three podia stood at the front of the debate hall.
Raised speaker's platform
- rostrumRaised speaker's platform
- lecternTilted stand for texts
- riserStair's vertical portion
- stagingPreparing for presentation
plinth · stand · elevation · base · mount · scaffold · tier · structure
Formal display to viewers
- seminarGroup discussion for learning
- symposiumFormal expert discussion meeting
- colloquiumAcademic discussion meeting
- addressSpeak to formally
speech · talk · discourse · briefing · exposition · oration · oratory · rhetoric
Venue for live drama
- performanceCarrying out a task
- spotlightConcentrated illumination source
- curtainFabric hung for privacy
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
backstage · rehearsal · director · drama · scenery · set · lighting · costume
Church speaking platform
- altarSacred ritual table
- sermonClergy's worship address
- homilyReligious discourse on scripture
- preachingDelivering moral discourse
congregation · sanctuary · worship · minister · pastor · priest · rabbi · imam
Formal beginning ceremony
- commencementAct of starting
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- convocationFormal ceremonial gathering
- ordinationClergy appointment ceremony
awards · honors · trophy · medals · procession · dedication · pageant · gala
dais
Raised speaker's platform
staging · plinth · stand · elevation · base · mount · scaffold · tier · structure · support
presentation
Formal display to viewers
- seminarGroup discussion for learning
- symposiumFormal expert discussion meeting
- colloquiumAcademic discussion meeting
address · speech · talk · discourse · briefing · exposition · oration · oratory · rhetoric · eloquence
theater
Venue for live drama
- performanceCarrying out a task
- spotlightConcentrated illumination source
- curtainFabric hung for privacy
audience · backstage · rehearsal · director · drama · scenery · set · lighting · costume · prop
pulpit
Church speaking platform
preaching · congregation · sanctuary · worship · minister · pastor · priest · rabbi · imam · chancel
inauguration
Formal beginning ceremony
- commencementAct of starting
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- convocationFormal ceremonial gathering
ordination · awards · honors · trophy · medals · procession · dedication · pageant · gala · banquet
- echinoderm anatomytube feet, ampulla, ampullae
- echinodermssea urchin, echinoderm, sea star, sea cucumber, brittle star
podiapits
Seeds or hollows
floors · ground level · trenches · depressions · orchestra pits
- podium finishTop three result
- medal podium
- podium positionTop-three competitive finish
- winners podiumTiered platform for medalists
- podium ceremonyFormal recognition of victors
- podium finisherTop-three competitor