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rostrum
ros·trum / ˈrästrəm; ˈrô-/ • n. (pl. ros·tra / ˈrästrə; ˈrô-/ or ros·trums ) 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. ∎ a similar platform for supporting a movie or television camera. 2. chiefly Zool. a beaklike projection, esp. a stiff snout or anterior prolongation of the head in an insect, crustacean, or cetacean. DERIVATIVES: ros·trate / ˈräsˌtrāt; ˈrôˌstrāt/ adj. (in sense 2). ORIGIN: mid 16th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘beak’ (from rodere ‘gnaw’). The word was originally used (at first in the plural rostra) to denote part of the Forum in Rome, which was decorated with the beaks of captured galleys, and was used as a platform for public speakers. |
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"rostrum." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rostrum." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-rostrum.html "rostrum." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-rostrum.html |
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rostrum
1. A forward projection or extension of the snout (e.g. of a fish). The typical profile of an oceanic shark reveals a massive rostrum projecting well forward and above the low-slung mouth. 2. The snout-like extension to the head that forms the specialized piercing and sucking mouth-parts of the Hemiptera (true bugs). The stylets are sheathed by the labrum, which forms a jointed tube closed dorsally at the base by the labrum. In feeding, only the stylets enter the tissues of the host plant or prey. 3. In prawns, a spine-like extension of the cephalothorax. 4. (guard) In Belemnitida, a massive deposit of fibrous calcite. 5. In Brachiopoda, a beak-like process on the umbo. |
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "rostrum." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "rostrum." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-rostrum.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "rostrum." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-rostrum.html |
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Rostrum, any platform, from a small dais for a throne to a large battlement on which actors can assemble. Known in America as a Parallel, it is usually made with a removable top and hinged side-frames, to fold flat for packing, though permanent ‘stock’ or Rigid Rostrums are also used. A Rostrum is usually approached by steps or a ramp, and quitted off-stage by ‘lead-off’ steps. When necessary a canvas-covered flat, known as a rostrum-front, is placed to hide the front of the platform from the audience.
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PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Rostrum." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Rostrum." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-Rostrum.html PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Rostrum." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-Rostrum.html |
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rostrum.
1. Bow section of an Antique Roman warship, resembling a beak, ornamented with an animal-head, buckler, or helmet (acrostolium), forming the projections on columnae rostrata. 2. Daïs or platform raised above the general level. |
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "rostrum." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "rostrum." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-rostrum.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "rostrum." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-rostrum.html |
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rostrum platform for public speakers in ancient Rome, adorned with beaks of captured ships XVI; beak of a galley XVII; platform, stage, pulpit XVIII. — L. rōstrum beak, snout, etc., f. rōdere gnaw.
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T. F. HOAD. "rostrum." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "rostrum." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rostrum.html T. F. HOAD. "rostrum." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rostrum.html |
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rostrum
1. (guard) A massive deposit of fibrous calcite which makes up part of a belemnite (Belemnitida) skeleton. 2. In a brachiopod (Brachiopoda), a beak-like process formed by the drawing out of the umbo. |
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "rostrum." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "rostrum." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-rostrum.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "rostrum." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-rostrum.html |
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rostrum (ros-trŭm) n. (pl. rostra) (in anatomy) a beaklike projection, such as that on the sphenoid bone.
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"rostrum." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rostrum." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-rostrum.html "rostrum." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-rostrum.html |
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rostrum •minimum • maximum • optimum
•chrysanthemum, helianthemum
•cardamom • Pergamum • sesamum
•per annum • magnum • damnum
•Arnhem, Barnum
•envenom, venom
•interregnum • Cheltenham • arcanum
•duodenum, plenum
•platinum • antirrhinum • Bonham
•summum bonum • Puttnam
•ladanum • molybdenum • laudanum
•origanum, polygonum
•organum • tympanum
•laburnum, sternum
•gingham • Gillingham • Birmingham
•Cunningham • Walsingham
•Nottingham • wampum • carom
•Abram • panjandrum • tantrum
•angstrom • alarum • candelabrum
•plectrum, spectrum
•arum, harem, harum-scarum, Sarum
•sacrum, simulacrum
•maelstrom • cerebrum • pyrethrum
•Ingram
•sistrum, Tristram
•Hiram
•grogram, pogrom
•nostrum, rostrum
•cockalorum, decorum, forum, jorum, Karakoram, Karakorum, Mizoram, pons asinorum, quorum
•wolfram • fulcrum • Durham
•conundrum • buckram • lustrum
•serum, theorem
•labarum • marjoram • pittosporum
•Rotherham • Bertram
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"rostrum." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rostrum." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-rostrum.html "rostrum." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-rostrum.html |
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