Rod
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Template:Wiktionarypar Rod may mean:
- Switch (rod), a long, straight piece of wood, either in the natural state (stem, branch or twig) or finished, as used for a walking aid or for corporal punishment, or a bundle of such switches; hence, various objects of similar form, such as:
- Fishing rod
- Lightning rod
- Rod (geometry), a straight and slender stick; a wand; a cylinder; hence, any slender bar, as of wood or metal.
- vulgarism for a penis.
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.
- In anatomy, a Rod cell is found in the retina and is sensitive to light/dark (black/white)
- Edouard Rod, French-Swiss novelist, 1857-1910.
- Rod From Avenue Q, a character in the stage musical Avenue Q.
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