rostrum
Meaning
- A dais, pulpit, or similar platform for a speaker, conductor, or other performer.
- A platform for a film or television camera.
- The projecting prow of a rowed warship, such as a trireme.
- The beak.
- The beak-shaped projection on the head of insects such as weevils.
- The snout of a dolphin.
- The oral or nasal region of a human used for anatomical location (i.e. rostral).
Synonyms
Hyphenated as
ros‧trum
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɹɒstɹəm/
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin rōstrum (“beak, snout”), from rōd(ō) (“gnaw”) + -trum, from Proto-Indo-European *reh₁d- + *-trom. The pulpit sense is a back-formation from the name of the Roman Rōstra, the platforms in the Forum where politicians made speeches. The Rōstra were decorated with (and named for) the beaks (prows) of ships from naval victories.
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