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rod
1[rod]
noun
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
a straight, slender shoot or stem of any woody plant, whether still growing or cut from the plant.
(in plastering or mortaring) a straightedge moved along screeds to even the plaster between them.
a stick used for measuring.
Archaic.a unit of linear measure, 5.5 yards or 16.5 feet (5.029 meters); linear perch or pole.
Archaic.a unit of square measure, 30.25 square yards (25.29 sq. m); square perch or pole.
a stick, or a bundle of sticks or switches bound together, used as an instrument of punishment.
punishment or discipline.
Not one to spare the rod, I sent him to bed without dinner.
a wand, staff, or scepter carried as a symbol of office, authority, power, etc.
authority, sway, or rule, especially when tyrannical.
a slender bar or tube for draping towels over, suspending a shower curtain, etc.
Bible.a branch of a family; tribe.
a pattern, drawn on wood in full size, of one section of a piece of furniture.
Slang.
a pistol or revolver.
Vulgar.the penis.
Anatomy.one of the rodlike cells in the retina of the eye, sensitive to low intensities of light.
Bacteriology.a rod-shaped microorganism.
Also called stadia rod.Also called leveling rod.Surveying.a light pole, conspicuously marked with graduations, held upright and read through a surveying instrument in leveling or stadia surveying.
Metallurgy.round metal stock for drawing and cutting into slender bars.
verb (used with object)
to furnish or equip with a rod or rods, especially lightning rods.
to even (plaster or mortar) with a rod.
Metallurgy.to reinforce (the core of a mold) with metal rods.
rod
/ ɒ /
noun
a slim cylinder of metal, wood, etc; stick or shaft
a switch or bundle of switches used to administer corporal punishment
any of various staffs of insignia or office
power, esp of a tyrannical kind
a dictator's iron rod
a straight slender shoot, stem, or cane of a woody plant
See fishing rod
Also called: pole. perch.
a unit of length equal to 5 1/ 2 yards
a unit of square measure equal to 30 1/ 4 square yards
a straight narrow board marked with the dimensions of a piece of joinery, as the spacing of steps on a staircase
a metal shaft that transmits power in axial reciprocating motion Compare shaft
piston rod, con(necting) rod
surveying another name (esp US) for staff 1
Also called: retinal rod.any of the elongated cylindrical cells in the retina of the eye, containing the visual purple (rhodopsin), which are sensitive to dim light but not to colour Compare cone
any rod-shaped bacterium
a slang word for penis
slang name for pistol
short for hot rod
rod
One of the rod-shaped cells in the retina of the eye of many vertebrate animals. Rods are more sensitive to light than cones and are responsible for the ability to see in dim light. However, rods are insensitive to red wavelengths of light and do not contribute greatly to the perception of color.
Compare cone
Other Word Forms
- rodless adjective
- rodlike adjective
- ˈǻˌ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of rod1
Word History and Origins
Origin of rod1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
As such, he has already been made a lightning rod for right-wing culture war tantrums–the exact kind of division Theophilus warns against in "The Ritual."
But investor sentiment soured this year, as Musk's alliance with Trump and his role leading controversial cuts to government spending proved a lightning rod, sparking backlash and hurting sales, especially in Europe.
Mr Bartusek said he was currently waiting on three containers worth of steel rod, which would have entered the US without duties at the start of the year.
But Mr Goodwin became a lightning rod for public outrage at the risks banks had taken and the bonuses their executives had collected.
They have turned into something of a lightning rod for Macron's opponents.
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When To Use
Rod can refer to a stick, handgun, car, parts of the eye, and even, well, the penis, among many other things. ROD can additionally serve as an acronym for the slang expression ride or die.
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