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- Rod (geometry)
In geometry, a rod is a 3-dimensional, solid cylinder....
, a straight and slender stick; a wand; a cylinder; hence, any slender bar
- Rod cell
Rod 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 photoreceptor, cone cells. Because they are more light sensitive, rods are responsible for night vision. Named for their cylindrical shape, rods are concentrated...
, a cell found in the retina that is sensitive to light/dark (black/white)
- Rod (length), an Imperial unit of length, also known as the pole or perch
- Rod (cryptozoology and ufology), observational artifacts produced by rapidly flying animals or "Fulgure" in French.
- Rod (god)
Rod , sometimes referred to simply as god , is probably the most ancient deity in the Slavic pantheon. It is likely that several other gods, most notably Svarog, were initially epithets or incarnations of Rod. Svarog Rod meant Heavenly Rod...
, a Slavic god
- Rods (Tarot Suit)
- Rod, California
- Rod-shaped bacteria, in bacterial morphology, the common name for all bacilli, particularly those of the genus Baculus
- Fishing rod
A fishing rod or a fishing pole is a tool used to catch fish, usually in conjunction with the sport of angling, 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...
- Measuring rod
A Measuring rod is a kind of ruler. This phrase is often used without mention of a particular kind or length of ruler and has been used since ancient times. The 'measuring rod' or tally stick is a divine attribute of Nemesis...
, a kind of ruler
- Lightning rod
A 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...
- Connecting rod
In a reciprocating piston engine, the connecting rod or conrod connects the piston to the crank or crankshaft.- History :The earliest evidence for a connecting rod appears on a late 3rd century AD Roman relief of a saw mill from Hierapolis, Asia Minor, as well as two 6th century Roman saw mills...
, in an internal combustion engine
- Divining rod
A divining rod is an apparatus used in dowsing. There are many types of divining rods:...
, two rods believed by some to find water in a practice known as dowsing
- Birch rod, made out of twigs from birch or other trees for corporal punishment
- 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
Abbreviation ROD
- Railway Operating Division
The 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...
- ROD or Ring of Death, a common malfunction of the Xbox 360
- Record of Decision
A 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...
- Read or Die
is 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, see also R.O.DR.O.D may refer to:*Read or Die, the original novels and subsequent manga*Read or Die OVA, the 2001 OVA, loosely based on the manga*Read or Dream, a manga series set in the R.O.D universe with a new cast of characters...
People with the given name Rod
Often as an abbreviation of such names as
Roderick and
Rodney:
- Rod
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
- Rod Blagojevich
Milorad "Rod" Blagojevich is an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009. A Democrat, Blagojevich was a State Representative before being elected to the United States House of Representatives representing parts of Chicago. He was elected governor in 2002,...
, 40th governor of IllinoisThe Governor of Illinois is the chief executive of the State of Illinois and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction, as prescribed in the state constitution. It is a directly elected position, votes being cast by popular suffrage of residents of the state....
(2003-2009)
- Rod Downey, author
- Rod Flanders, a fictional character on The Simpsons
The Simpsons is an American animated television sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its eponymous family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie...
- Rod Laver
Rodney George "Rod" Laver MBE is a former tennis player from Australia who was the World No. 1 player for seven consecutive years, from 1964 to 1970. He is the only tennis player to have twice won all four Grand Slam singles titles in the same year — first as an amateur in 1962 and second as a...
(born 1938), Australian former tennis player
- Rod O'Dell, UK environmentalist
- Rod Pugh, fugitive
- Rod Quantock
Rod Quantock is an Australian stand-up comedian and writer. He is known for his peculiar style of stand-up comedy, which is often politically driven, as well as being the face of bed retailer Captain Snooze for many years...
, Australian stand-up comedian
- Rod Roddy
Robert Ray "Rod" Roddy was an American radio and television announcer. He is known primarily for his role as an offstage announcer on game shows. Among the shows that he announced are the CBS game shows Press Your Luck and The Price Is Right...
, game show announcer, best known for The Price is Right
- Rod Serling
Rodman Edward "Rod" Serling was an American screenwriter and television producer, best known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his science fiction anthology TV series, The Twilight Zone. He was known in the more secular community as being an atheist despite converting to Unitarianism...
, creator of 60's show The Twilight ZoneThe Twilight Zone is an American television anthology series created by Rod Serling. Each episode is a mixture of self-contained fantasy, science fiction, suspense, or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist...
- Rod Steiger
Rodney Stephen "Rod" Steiger was an American actor known for his performances in such films as In the Heat of the Night, Waterloo, The Pawnbroker, On the Waterfront, and Doctor Zhivago.-Early life:...
(1925–2002), American actor
- Rod Stewart
Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer and songwriter born and raised in London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English lineage....
, rock musician
People with the surname Rod
- Edouard Rod
Edouard 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...
, French-Swiss novelist, 1857-1910
- Johnny Rod
Johnny 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.. In late 1992 he quit the music business and moved to Pittsburgh, PA. He trained and worked as an EMT in Pittsburgh, PA...
, American bass guitar player
- A-Rod
Arod or A-Rod may refer to:* Alex Rodriguez, American baseball player* Andy Roddick , American tennis player* Aaron Rodgers, American football player* Arod , a horse in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth writings...
, nickname for professional baseball player, Alex RodriguezAlexander Emmanuel Rodriguez is a Dominican and American professional baseball player. Nicknamed "Alex" or "A-Rod," he currently plays third base for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. He previously played shortstop for the Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers.Rodriguez is considered...
- A-Rod
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. His best surfaces are hard court and grass....
, also nickname for American professional tennis player, Andy RoddickAndrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. His best surfaces are hard court and grass....
See also
- Dowel
A dowel is a solid cylindrical rod, usually made of wood, plastic or metal. In its original manufactured form, dowel is called dowel rod....
- Hot rod
Hot 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 explanation is that the mufflers were...
, often also referred to as 'rod'
- Hrod
In Norse mythology, Hroðr is the wife of Hymir, a jötunn friendly to the Æsir, and is a jötunn herself. Hroðr is possibly the mother of Tyr, which she had with Hymir, or less likely Odin. The Poetic Edda suggest Hymir as the father, but the later Prose Edda suggest Odin as the father.-References:*...
- Pole
- Rebar
A rebar, or reinforcing bar, is a common steel bar, and is commonly used in reinforced concrete and reinforced masonry structures. It is usually formed from carbon steel, and is given ridges for better mechanical anchoring into the concrete. It can also be described as reinforcement or reinforcing...
- Rood
Rood has several distinct meanings, all derived from the same basic etymology. The two most significant are an obsolete English measure of area of length, and a term for a cross or crucifix, especially a large one in a church....
, an old English unit equal to quarter an acre
- Stick, any long object
- Structural steel
Structural steel is steel construction material, a profile, formed with a specific shape or cross section and certain standards of chemical composition and strength...