- a stand or table in a church that The Bible is rested upon. People read from the bible standing behind the lectern during mass.
- a stand or table used for propping books or speeches up for people to present from.
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Oxford Lectern Bible was created in 1935.
Oblong means that something is elongated. Examples are a rectangle and an oval. An oblong pulpit lectern would be a lectern that is elongated in shape.
The correct spelling of "lectern" is l-e-c-t-e-r-n.
A computer lectern allows a professor to put his or her laptop on the lectern while conducting a lecture. Lecterns can be purchased at retailers such as Office Max.
A reading desk in a Church is usually referred to as a lectern.
A lectern is a sloping upright reading stand - they are used in Churches or for public speaking such as a debate.
A podium. Which, increasingly, people are getting confused with a "lectern". You stand ON a podium. You stand BEHIND a lectern.
Below the alter are the pulpit and lectern, a stand on which the Bible rests and from which Bible readings are given.
When you speak before a group, a lectern is useful for holding your notes and hiding the coffee stain on your shirt.
A lectern.
podium
A lectern.