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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Rostrum \Ros"trum\ (-tr[u^]m), n.; pl. L. Rostra, E.
Rostrums. [L., beak, ship's beak, fr. rodere, rosum, to
gnaw. See Rodent.]
1. The beak or head of a ship.
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2. pl. ({Rostra) (Rom. Antiq.) The Beaks; the stage or
platform in the forum where orations, pleadings, funeral
harangues, etc., were delivered; -- so called because
after the Latin war, it was adorned with the beaks of
captured vessels; later, applied also to other platforms
erected in Rome for the use of public orators.
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3. Hence, a stage for public speaking; the pulpit or platform
occupied by an orator or public speaker.
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Myself will mount the rostrum in his favor.
--Addison.
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4. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any beaklike prolongation, esp. of the head of an
animal, as the beak of birds.
(b) The beak, or sucking mouth parts, of Hemiptera.
(c) The snout of a gastropod mollusk. See Illust. of
Littorina.
(d) The anterior, often spinelike, prolongation of the
carapace of a crustacean, as in the lobster and the
prawn.
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5. (Bot.) Same as Rostellum.
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6. (Old Chem.) The pipe to convey the distilling liquor into
its receiver in the common alembic. --Quincy.
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7. (Surg.) A pair of forceps of various kinds, having a
beaklike form. [Obs.] --Coxe.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Rostra \Ros"tra\, n. pl.
See Rostrum, 2.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Rostra \Ros"tra\, n. pl.
See Rostrum, 2.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Rostrum \Ros"trum\ (-tr[u^]m), n.; pl. L. Rostra, E.
Rostrums. [L., beak, ship's beak, fr. rodere, rosum, to
gnaw. See Rodent.]
1. The beak or head of a ship.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
rostrum
n 1: a platform raised above the surrounding level to give
prominence to the person on it [syn: dais, podium, pulpit,
ambo, stump, soapbox]
2: beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of
certain insects such as e.g. weevils [syn: snout]
[also: rostra (pl)]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
rostra
See rostrum
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
rostra
n.
(plural of en rostrum)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
rostra
n.
(plural of en rostrum)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
rostra
n.
(plural of en rostrum)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
rostra
n.
(plural of en rostrum)
From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]
Rostra /rˈɔstɾɑː/
rostra
Synonyms: Rüssel, Schnabel
see: Rüssel, Schnabel, Rostrum
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
rostra /ɹˈɒstɹə/
řečnická tribuna
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
rostra /ɹˈɒstɹə/
Rednerbühnen , Rednerpodien , Podien , Tribünen
Synonyms: rostrums, speaker platforms, platforms
see: rostrum, speaker platform, speaker's platform, platform
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
rostra /ɹˈɒstɹə/
Rednerpulte
Synonym: rostrums
see: speaker's desk, rostrum
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
rostra /ɹˈɒstɹə/
Rüssel , Schnabel , Rostra
see: rostrum
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
rostra /ɹˈɒstɹə/
1. (çoğ.), (bak.) rostrum.
From Lateinisch-Deutsch FreeDict-Wörterbuch ver. 1.0.3 : [ freedict:lat-deu ]
rostra (rostrorum )
Rednerbühne
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
rostrum的复数形
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