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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
rod
n 1: a long thin implement made of metal or wood
2: any rod-shaped bacterium
3: a linear measure of 16.5 feet [syn: perch, rod, pole]
4: a square rod of land [syn: perch, rod, pole]
5: a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light [syn:
rod, rod cell, retinal rod]
6: a gangster's pistol [syn: gat, rod]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Rod \Rod\, n. [The same word as rood. See Rood.]
1. A straight and slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender
bar, as of wood or metal (applied to various purposes).
Specifically:
(a) An instrument of punishment or correction;
figuratively, chastisement.
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He that spareth his rod hateth his son. --Prov.
xiii. 24.
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(b) A kind of sceptor, or badge of office; hence,
figuratively, power; authority; tyranny; oppression.
"The rod, and bird of peace." --Shak.
(c) A support for a fishing line; a fish pole. --Gay.
(d) (Mach. & Structure) A member used in tension, as for
sustaining a suspended weight, or in tension and
compression, as for transmitting reciprocating motion,
etc.; a connecting bar.
(e) An instrument for measuring.
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2. A measure of length containing sixteen and a half feet; --
called also perch, and pole.
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Black rod. See in the Vocabulary.
Rods and cones (Anat.), the elongated cells or elements of
the sensory layer of the retina, some of which are
cylindrical, others somewhat conical.
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3. V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016) |
ROD
Rewritable Optical Disk (OD)
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4. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) |
ROD. A measure sixteen feet and a half long; a perch.
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Thesaurus Results for Rod:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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