Rod
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Rod, Ród, Rőd, ROD, or R.O.D. may refer to:
Devices
- Birch rod, made out of twigs from birch or other trees for corporal punishment
- Connecting rodConnecting rodIn a reciprocating piston engine, the connecting rod or conrod connects the piston to the crank or crankshaft. Together with the crank, they form a simple mechanism that converts linear motion into rotating motion....
, in an internal combustion engine - Divining rod, two rods believed by some to find water in a practice known as dowsing
- Slang for firearmFirearmA firearm is a weapon that launches one, or many, projectile at high velocity through confined burning of a propellant. This subsonic burning process is technically known as deflagration, as opposed to supersonic combustion known as a detonation. In older firearms, the propellant was typically...
- Fishing rodFishing rodA fishing rod or a fishing pole is a tool used to catch fish, usually in conjunction with the pastime of angling, and can also be used in competition casting. . A length of fishing line is attached to a long, flexible rod or pole: one end terminates in a hook for catching the fish...
- Lightning rodLightning rodA lightning rod or lightning conductor is a metal rod or conductor mounted on top of a building and electrically connected to the ground through a wire, to protect the building in the event of lightning...
- Measuring rodMeasuring rodA measuring rod is a tool used to physically measure lengths and survey areas of various sizes. Most measuring rods are round or square sectioned, however they can be flat boards. Some have markings at regular intervals...
, a kind of ruler - Switch (rod)Switch (rod)A switch is a flexible rod, typically used for corporal punishment of the birching type, called switching after it, especially when using a single branch: multiple branches are rather called a rod, a less flexible single rod is rather called a cane, an inflexible one a stick; a paddle is broader...
, a piece of wood as used as a staff or for corporal punishment, or a bundle of such switches
Media
- Read or DieRead or Dieis a series of light novels authored by Hideyuki Kurata, published under Shueisha's Super Dash Bunko imprint. Read or Die follows Yomiko Readman, codename "The Paper", an agent for the Special Operations Division of the British Library. There are currently 11 Read or Die novels. In volume 11, a...
, a Japanese anime and manga- Read or Die (OVA)Read or Die (OVA)The OVA based on the Read or Die manga series created by Hideyuki Kurata was created by Studio Deen in early 2001 and distributed outside Japan by Manga Entertainment in 2003. The series, directed by Koji Masunari, features the main characters of the original manga such as Yomiko Readman and Joker...
, an original video animation based on the manga - R.O.D the TVR.O.D the TVR.O.D -THE TV- is a 26-episode TV anime series, animated by J.C.Staff and produced by Aniplex, directed by Koji Masunari and scripted by Hideyuki Kurata, about the adventures of three paper-manipulating sisters, Michelle, Maggie and Anita, who become the bodyguards of Nenene Sumiregawa, a famous...
, a 26-episode anime series - Read or DreamRead or DreamRead or Dream is a manga written by Hideyuki Kurata and drawn by Ran Ayanaga. It was published in Japan in four trade paperback volumes by Shueisha in 2002...
, a manga set in the Read or Die universe
- Read or Die (OVA)
- Republic of DoyleRepublic of DoyleRepublic of Doyle is a Canadian comedy-drama television series, which debuted 6 January 2010 on CBC Television.The show stars Seán McGinley and Allan Hawco as Malachy and Jake Doyle, a father and son who partner as private investigators in St...
, a Canadian TV program set in Newfoundland - RödRöd- Personnel :*Produced by Kent & Joshua*Recorded in Meistersaal, Berlin; Psykbunkern/Park Studio, Stockholm; The Bowery Hotel, New York; Hyltinge Church, Sparreholm and different living rooms*Track 4, 7, 8, 11: Mixed by Simon Nordberg...
, a 2009 album by Swedish band Kent - Rod (Avenue Q)Rod (Avenue Q)Rod is a puppet and fictional character from the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Avenue Q. He was originally played on Broadway by John Tartaglia and then Barrett Foa, and on the West End of London by Jon Robyns. On Broadway, Foa was replaced in 2006 by Howie Michael Smith...
, a character in the stage musical Avenue Q
People
- Edouard RodEdouard RodEdouard Rod , a French-Swiss novelist, was born at Nyon, in Switzerland, studied at Lausanne, where he wrote his doctoral thesis about the Oedipus legend , and Berlin, and in 1878 found his way to Paris.In 1881 he dedicated his novel, Palmyre Veulard, to Zola, of whom...
, French-Swiss novelist, 1857–1910 - Johnny RodJohnny RodJohnny Rod is an American bass guitar player. One of the early bands he was active in was King Kobra, from 1983 to 1986. In 1986 he joined the heavy metal band W.A.S.P.....
, American bass guitar player - Rod, a common abbreviation of the personal name Rodney - see Rodney (disambiguation)
Places
- Rod, California, a former settlement in Kern County
- RódRodRod, Ród, Rőd, ROD, or R.O.D. may refer to:-Devices:*Birch rod, made out of twigs from birch or other trees for corporal punishment*Connecting rod, in an internal combustion engine...
, a village in Tilişca Commune, Sibiu County, Romania - Rőd, Aiton, the Hungarian name for Rediu, a village in Aiton Commune, Cluj County, Romania
- Rod RiverRod RiverThe Rod River is a tributary of the Apold River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...
, a tributary of the Apold River in Romania
Science and technology
- Rod cellRod cellRod cells, or rods, are photoreceptor cells in the retina of the eye that can function in less intense light than can the other type of visual photoreceptor, cone cells. Named for their cylindrical shape, rods are concentrated at the outer edges of the retina and are used in peripheral vision. On...
, a cell found in the retina that is sensitive to light/dark (black/white) - Rod (geometry)Rod (geometry)In geometry, a rod is a three-dimensional, solid cylinder....
, a three-dimensional, solid (filled) cylinder - Rod (length), an Imperial unit of length, also known as the pole or perch
- Rod (optics), tricks of light in cameras believed by some to be alien life
- Rod-shaped bacteria, in bacterial morphology, the common name for all bacilli, particularly those of the genus Baculus
Other uses
- Railway Operating DivisionRailway Operating DivisionThe Railway Operating Division was a division of the Royal Engineers formed in 1915 to operate railways in the many theatres of the First World War...
, a division of the British Army's Royal Engineers - Record of DecisionRecord of DecisionA Record of Decision in the United States is the formal decision document which is recorded for the public.- Federal Register :The ROD is announced in a Notice of Availability in the Federal Register and is printed and made available to the public on the CRMP website.-USEPA :In the USEPA, the...
, a formal decision document issued by the United States government - Ring of Death, a common malfunction of the Xbox 360 game console
- Rod (god)Rod (god)Rod is a Slavic deity, often mentioned in the Old Church Slavonic didactic literature which was directed against pagans...
, a Slavic creator god - Rods (Tarot Suit)
See also
- Bar stockBar stockBar stock, also colloquially known as billet, is a common form of raw purified metal, used by industry to manufacture metal parts and products....
- DowelDowelA dowel is a solid cylindrical rod, usually made of wood, plastic or metal. In its original manufactured form, dowel is called dowel rod.Dowel rod is employed in numerous, diverse applications. It is used to form axles in toys, as detents on gymnastics grips, as knitting needles, as structural...
- Hot rodHot rodHot rods are typically American cars with large engines modified for linear speed. The origin of the term "hot rod" is unclear. One explanation is that the term is a contraction of "hot roadster," meaning a roadster that was modified for speed. Another possible origin includes modifications to or...
, often also referred to as 'rod' - HrodHrodIn Norse mythology, Hroðr is a female jötunn friendly to the Æsir and the wife of the jötunn Hymir. According to the Eddic poem Hymiskviða she is the mother of Týr, the poem suggests by Hymir, but the later Prose Edda states that Óðinn is his father.-References:* Orchard, Andy . Dictionary of...
- Pole (disambiguation)
- RebarRebarA rebar , also known as reinforcing steel, reinforcement steel, rerod, or a deformed bar, is a common steel bar, and is commonly used as a tensioning device in reinforced concrete and reinforced masonry structures holding the concrete in compression...
- RoddRoddRodd is a surname, and may refer to:* Brent Clements Rodd* Edward Hearle Rodd, ornithologist* John Rodd, music engineer* Helen Rodd* L. C. Rodd* Marcia Rodd* Michael Rodd* Rennell Rodd, 1st Baron Rennell* John Rashelgh Rodd, Royal Navy...
, a surname - RoodRoodA rood is a cross or crucifix, especially a large one in a church; a large sculpture or sometimes painting of the crucifixion of Jesus.Rood is an archaic word for pole, from Old English rōd "pole", specifically "cross", from Proto-Germanic *rodo, cognate to Old Saxon rōda, Old High German ruoda...
, an old English unit equal to quarter an acre - Stick (disambiguation), any long object
- StrutStrutA strut is a structural component designed to resist longitudinal compression. Struts provide outwards-facing support in their lengthwise direction, which can be used to keep two other components separate, performing the opposite function of a tie...
- Structural steelStructural steelStructural steel is steel construction material, a profile, formed with a specific shape or cross section and certain standards of chemical composition and mechanical properties...