Noun: colloquium (colloquiums,colloquia) ku'low-kwee-um
- An academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting
"The physics department's weekly colloquium featured guest speakers from various research institutions"
- An address to an academic meeting or seminar
"The professor gave a thought-provoking colloquium on recent advances in quantum physics"
Derived forms: colloquiums, colloquia
Type of: address, conference, speech
Encyclopedia: Colloquium