Rod Meaning and Definition


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Rod meaning

Word: Rod

How to pronounce: rɒd

Noun

Definitions:

1. A thin straight bar, especially of wood or metal.

Example sentences: "Concrete walls reinforced with steel rods"

2. A fishing rod.

Example sentences: "He hooked an enormous fish which almost pulled the rod from out of his hands"

3. A linear measure, especially for land, equal to 51/2 yards (approximately 5.029 m).

Example sentences: "Nineteen gallons of water is required to fill the tank after traveling 40 rods."

4. A pistol or revolver.

5. A light-sensitive cell of one of the two types present in large numbers in the retina of the eye, responsible mainly for monochrome vision in poor light.

Example sentences: "Messing with our rods and cones, Downing's saturated dots stick around perceptually in afterimages."


Synonyms:

baton

fishing rod

pole

staff

bludgeon

truncheon

nightstick

perch

wire rod

stem

bar

rail

slat

camshafts

lath

pivot

stud

pin

hinge

conrod

pitman

thrust

wand

cane

stick

bastinado

rods

chopstick

pivotal

shaft

shank

cudgel

club

bat

welding rod


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Rod in Other Languages...

Spanish: Barra

German: Stab

French: Tige

Italian: Asta

Turkish: çubuk


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