Rod
noun
A long, thin piece of metal or wood.
He fixed the tent with a rod.
Often appears as...
- fishing rod
- metal rod
noun
A measuring unit for distance equal to 5.5 yards.
The field was 6 rods wide.
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Academic
noun
A specialized cell in the eye that is sensitive to dark and light.
Rods in your eyes help you to see in the dark.
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Technical
noun
A tool used to punish or correct.
In older times, educators would use the rod for discipline.
Often appears as...
- spare the rod
- school rod
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Disapproving
Historical
noun
A cylinder used as a part of a machine.
The car's engine has a bent rod.
Often appears as...
- connecting rod
- piston rod
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Technical
noun
A long, thin piece of metal or wood.
He fixed the tent with a rod.
Often appears as...
- fishing rod
- metal rod
noun
A measuring unit for distance equal to 5.5 yards.
The field was 6 rods wide.
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A specialized cell in the eye that is sensitive to dark and light.
Rods in your eyes help you to see in the dark.
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A tool used to punish or correct.
In older times, educators would use the rod for discipline.
Often appears as...
- spare the rod
- school rod
Usage tips
Disapproving
Historical
noun
A cylinder used as a part of a machine.
The car's engine has a bent rod.
Often appears as...
- connecting rod
- piston rod
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Object
A 'rod' is often considered for practical functions, like supporting structures.
The closet was reinforced with a wooden rod.
Pro Tip 2/3Custom Size
'Rod' doesn't imply a specific length or thickness, it varies by context.
Can you hand me that short, thin rod of bamboo?
Pro Tip 3/3Common Usage
'Rod' is frequently used with materials and activities, like fishing or curtain rods.
She drew the curtains using the long metal rod.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Object
A 'rod' is often considered for practical functions, like supporting structures.
The closet was reinforced with a wooden rod.
Pro Tip 2/3Custom Size
'Rod' doesn't imply a specific length or thickness, it varies by context.
Can you hand me that short, thin rod of bamboo?
Pro Tip 3/3Common Usage
'Rod' is frequently used with materials and activities, like fishing or curtain rods.
She drew the curtains using the long metal rod.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Object
A 'rod' is often considered for practical functions, like supporting structures.
The closet was reinforced with a wooden rod.
Pro Tip 2/3Custom Size
'Rod' doesn't imply a specific length or thickness, it varies by context.
Can you hand me that short, thin rod of bamboo?
Pro Tip 3/3Common Usage
'Rod' is frequently used with materials and activities, like fishing or curtain rods.
She drew the curtains using the long metal rod.
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Anna Deavere Smith: Four...
so I didn't want them to put me under anesthesia, or whatever you call it. And so they sewed my face up. And then they had to straighten out my nose, and they took these rods and shoved them up my nose and went up through my brains and felt like it was coming out the top of my head, and everybody said that it should have killed me,
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Taylor Wilson: My...
you could actually just drain the core into what's called a sub-critical setting, basically a tank underneath the reactor that has some neutrons absorbers. And this is really important, because the reaction stops. In this kind of reactor, you can't do that. The fuel, like I said, is ceramic inside zirconium fuel rods,
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Apocalyptic Weaponry PIPE...
feet your bow you have to tape the fiberglass rod otherwise it will crack and split if the economy collapsed you could use this bow to hunt small game kitty cats dogs rats pigeons squirrels doves and all that no bow would be great for security because it's quiet you wouldn't know where the shot came from
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Rethinking manufacturing...
to print in plastic or to print in metal so you have a very different networking structure very different hierarchical structure with the new technology coming in and then you add the third thing which is robots so the stuff that rod Brooks is doing is incredibly important because it's the first uncaged
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How mRNA Medicine Will...
That means that you have as many protein molecules in your body as there are stars in the known universe. Now each different cell type in your body makes a different kind of protein, a different set of proteins, like the rods and cones in my eye that are detecting light right now
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Science can answer moral...
locations of these enlightened districts I think will fail to surprise you we're not talking about Connecticut and the rationale for this behavior is explicitly religious the creator of the universe himself has told us not to spare the rod less we spoil the child
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Explaining the Tree of...
internal rod they understandably developed sense organs around their front end a related group had bodies that were divided into segments with little projections on either side that helped them to move around on the seafloor some of these segmented
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How Your Eyes Make Sense...
but seen from farther away, it still appears seamless. When stimulated, the rods and cones send signals to the optic nerve and back to the brain. Then, all of that visual information is processed to create the picture you see of the world.
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The mysterious science...
even though the rod was the same temperature each time. Finally, social factors like the availability of family support can affect perception of pain. All of this means that a multi-pronged approach to pain treatment
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Science can answer moral...
We're not talking about Connecticut. And the rationale for this behavior is explicitly religious. The creator of the universe himself has told us not to spare the rod, lest we spoil the child --
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Anna Deavere Smith: Four...
so I didn't want them to put me under anesthesia, or whatever you call it. And so they sewed my face up. And then they had to straighten out my nose, and they took these rods and shoved them up my nose and went up through my brains and felt like it was coming out the top of my head, and everybody said that it should have killed me,
Video examples
Taylor Wilson: My...
you could actually just drain the core into what's called a sub-critical setting, basically a tank underneath the reactor that has some neutrons absorbers. And this is really important, because the reaction stops. In this kind of reactor, you can't do that. The fuel, like I said, is ceramic inside zirconium fuel rods,
Video examples
Apocalyptic Weaponry PIPE...
feet your bow you have to tape the fiberglass rod otherwise it will crack and split if the economy collapsed you could use this bow to hunt small game kitty cats dogs rats pigeons squirrels doves and all that no bow would be great for security because it's quiet you wouldn't know where the shot came from
Video examples
Rethinking manufacturing...
to print in plastic or to print in metal so you have a very different networking structure very different hierarchical structure with the new technology coming in and then you add the third thing which is robots so the stuff that rod Brooks is doing is incredibly important because it's the first uncaged
Video examples
How mRNA Medicine Will...
That means that you have as many protein molecules in your body as there are stars in the known universe. Now each different cell type in your body makes a different kind of protein, a different set of proteins, like the rods and cones in my eye that are detecting light right now
Video examples
Science can answer moral...
locations of these enlightened districts I think will fail to surprise you we're not talking about Connecticut and the rationale for this behavior is explicitly religious the creator of the universe himself has told us not to spare the rod less we spoil the child
Video examples
Explaining the Tree of...
internal rod they understandably developed sense organs around their front end a related group had bodies that were divided into segments with little projections on either side that helped them to move around on the seafloor some of these segmented
Video examples
How Your Eyes Make Sense...
but seen from farther away, it still appears seamless. When stimulated, the rods and cones send signals to the optic nerve and back to the brain. Then, all of that visual information is processed to create the picture you see of the world.
Video examples
The mysterious science...
even though the rod was the same temperature each time. Finally, social factors like the availability of family support can affect perception of pain. All of this means that a multi-pronged approach to pain treatment
Video examples
Science can answer moral...
We're not talking about Connecticut. And the rationale for this behavior is explicitly religious. The creator of the universe himself has told us not to spare the rod, lest we spoil the child --
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Sam Kean
American Writer
A long iron rod rocketed straight through the very forefront of Phineas Gage's brain. It's kind of an unusual part of the brain: you can suffer pretty severe injuries to it and often walk away from the injury. It's not a part of the brain that's necessarily vital for your biological self. But it is very important for personality.
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Guy Fieri
American Businessman
If you are AC/DC, you don't get credit for slow songs. And if you are doing a show about food with a blond dude with crazy blond hair and tattoos who drives a hot rod, of course everyone is going to think everything you eat is deep-fried.
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Niko Kovac
Croatian Athlete
You have seen it: You can put something into the world, and all of a sudden, everybody believes that. Like throwing a fishing rod and the fish bite into.
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Adam Draper
American Businessman
When we announced that we were going to support Bitcoin companies, we became a great lightning rod for activity and fun.
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Penny Lancaster
English Model
Rod and I are living a very charmed and fortunate life, and I wouldn't change it for the world.
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Bennett Miller
American Director
Kubrick has a divining rod for the concealed, alienating secrets of characters.
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Bebe Buell
American Model
Rod Stewart helped me to realize what I didn't want in a boyfriend.
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James Russell Lowell
American Poet
Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave.
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Tom Braidwood
Canadian Actor
I built a lot of hot rods and stuff.
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William Billings
American Composer
Let tyrants shake their iron rod.
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Sam Kean
American Writer
A long iron rod rocketed straight through the very forefront of Phineas Gage's brain. It's kind of an unusual part of the brain: you can suffer pretty severe injuries to it and often walk away from the injury. It's not a part of the brain that's necessarily vital for your biological self. But it is very important for personality.
Quote examples
Guy Fieri
American Businessman
If you are AC/DC, you don't get credit for slow songs. And if you are doing a show about food with a blond dude with crazy blond hair and tattoos who drives a hot rod, of course everyone is going to think everything you eat is deep-fried.
Quote examples
Niko Kovac
Croatian Athlete
You have seen it: You can put something into the world, and all of a sudden, everybody believes that. Like throwing a fishing rod and the fish bite into.
Quote examples
Adam Draper
American Businessman
When we announced that we were going to support Bitcoin companies, we became a great lightning rod for activity and fun.
Quote examples
Penny Lancaster
English Model
Rod and I are living a very charmed and fortunate life, and I wouldn't change it for the world.
Quote examples
Bennett Miller
American Director
Kubrick has a divining rod for the concealed, alienating secrets of characters.
Quote examples
Bebe Buell
American Model
Rod Stewart helped me to realize what I didn't want in a boyfriend.
Quote examples
James Russell Lowell
American Poet
Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave.
Quote examples
Tom Braidwood
Canadian Actor
I built a lot of hot rods and stuff.
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William Billings
American Composer
Let tyrants shake their iron rod.
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