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- Dictionaryrostrum/ˈrɒstrəm/
noun
- 1. a raised platform on which a person stands to make a public speech, receive an award or medal, play music, or conduct an orchestra: "speaker after speaker stepped up to the rostrum"
- 2. a beaklike projection, especially a stiff snout or anterior prolongation of the head in an insect, crustacean, or cetacean: "these beetles are very easily recognized by the rostrum or beak"
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a. : the beak, snout, or proboscis of any of various insects or arachnids. b. : the often spinelike anterior median prolongation of the carapace of a crustacean (such as a crayfish or lobster)
ROSTRUM definition: 1. a raised surface on which a person making a speech or a music conductor (= leader) stands 2. a…. Learn more.
The word rostrum is used to mean slightly different things in different contexts and places, such as in a theater or an orchestra venue. In a church, the rostrum is the pulpit. In any case, rostrums are usually raised in some way so that the audience can see the speaker.
noun. a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it. synonyms: ambo, dais, podium, pulpit, soapbox, stump. see more. noun. beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils. synonyms: snout. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Rostrum."
ROSTRUM meaning: 1. a raised surface on which a person making a speech or a music conductor (= leader) stands 2. a…. Learn more.
A rostrum is a raised platform on which someone stands when they are speaking to an audience, receiving a prize, or conducting an orchestra. As he stood on the winner's rostrum, he sang the words of the national anthem.
ros·trum. (rŏs′trəm, rô′strəm) n. pl. ros·trums or ros·tra (rŏs′trə, rô′strə) 1. A dais, pulpit, or other elevated platform for public speaking. 2. a. The curved, beaklike prow of an ancient Roman ship, especially a war galley. b. The speaker's platform in an ancient Roman forum, which was decorated with the prows of captured enemy ships. 3.
Definition of rostrum noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
ROSTRUM definition: a raised surface that someone stands on to make a speech or receive a prize. Learn more.
Rostrum definition: A dais, pulpit, or other elevated platform for public speaking.
