Rod

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Rod may mean:

  • Rod (geometry), a straight and slender stick; a wand; a cylinder; hence, any slender bar
  • Switch (rod), a long, straight piece of wood, either in the natural state (stem, branch or twig) or finished, as used as a staff (attribute and/or walking aid) or for corporal punishment, or a bundle of such switches
  • Rod cell is found in the retina and is sensitive to light/dark (black/white)
  • Eubacterium with the shape of a rod
  • Fishing rod
  • Lightning rod
  • Divining rod, two rods believed by some to find water in a practice known as dowsing
  • Railway Operating Division, as in LMS ex-ROD 2-8-0
  • Penis (slang)
  • Gun (slang)

Also derived:

  • Rod (unit), an Imperial unit of length, also known as the pole or perch
  • Rod (cryptozoology), a species of creature that flits about in the air at such a high speed as to not be seen by the naked eye, but which can be caught on video

As a name:

  • Rod (god), a Slavic god
  • Rod (publisher), a music label from 1950s and 1960s Louisiana
  • an abbreviation of such first names as Rodney, as in:
  • Edouard Rod, French-Swiss novelist, 1857-1910
  • Johnny Rod, American bass guitar player
  • Rod From Avenue Q, a character in the stage musical Avenue Q

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