About The Word Rod
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What's The Definition Of Rod?
[n] any rod-shaped bacterium
[n] (slang) a gangster's pistol [n] a long thin implement made of metal or wood [n] visual receptor cell sensitive to dim light [n] a square rod of land [n] (British) a linear measure of 16.5 feet Synonyms | Synonyms for Rod: gat | perch | pole | retinal rod | rod cell Related Terms | Find terms related to Rod: See Also | area unit | bacteria | bacterium | baton | connecting rod | control rod | divining rod | dowsing rod | fishing pole | fishing rod | furlong | handgun | implement | linear unit | pace | pistol | pole | ramrod | retina | retinal purple | rhodopsin | rotating shaft | shaft | shooting iron | side arm | square measure | stair-rod | streptobacillus | tie rod | visual cell | visual purple | yard Rod In Webster's Dictionary \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.
He that spareth his rod hateth his son. --Prov.
xiii. 24.
(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.
2. A measure of length containing sixteen and a half feet; --
called also {perch}, and {pole}.
{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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