
[Latin rōstrum, beak.]
rostral ros'tral (-trəl) adj.
A platform, elevated area, pulpit, or the like for addressing an audience.
n.
In Latin, the beak of a bird or the prow of a ship. In America, a place from which a candidate for office energetically expounds the wisdom, virtue and power of the rabble.
The professor lectured from the rostrum in the auditorium.
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Pl. rostra [L.]
1. a beak-shaped process.
2. the most anterior part of the body.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - talerstol, podium, dirigentpult, sejrsskammel (sport), [zool.] næblignende fremspring
Nederlands (Dutch)
spreekgestoelte
Français (French)
n. - tribune, estrade, podium
Deutsch (German)
n. - Rednerpult, Podium
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βήμα (ρήτορα), άμβωνας
Italiano (Italian)
cattedra, podio, rostro
Português (Portuguese)
n. - tribuna (f)
Русский (Russian)
трибуна, кафедра
Español (Spanish)
n. - tribuna
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - talarstol, prispall, (zool) snabelliknande mun
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
讲台, 演讲者, 演讲, 喙
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 講台, 演講者, 演講, 喙
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 演壇, 指揮台, 演説家, 演説, くちばし, 船嘴
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) منبر خطابه, منقار
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - דוכן-נואמים, במה, מקור, חרטום
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