rod (redirected from Rods)

rod: see English units of measurement.

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rod

1. a straight slender shoot, stem, or cane of a woody plant

2. See fishing rod

3. 

a. a unit of length equal to 5½ yards

b. a unit of square measure equal to 30¼ square yards

4. a metal shaft that transmits power in axial reciprocating motion

5. any of the elongated cylindrical cells in the retina of the eye, containing the visual purple (rhodopsin), which are sensitive to dim light but not to colour

6. short for hot rod

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rod [räd]

(design engineering)

A bar whose end is slotted, tapered, or screwed for the attachment of a drill bit.

A thin, round bar of metal or wood.

(geology)

A rodlike sedimentary particle characterized by a width-length ratio less than 2/3 and a thickness-width ratio more than 2/3. Also known as roller.

(histology)

One of the rod-shaped sensory bodies in the retina which are sensitive to dim light.

(mechanics)

perch

(nucleonics)

A relatively long and slender body of material used in, or in conjunction with, a nuclear reactor; may contain fuel, absorber, or fertile material or other material in which activation or transmutation is desired.

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rod

wand or staff carried as a symbol of office and authority. [Western Culture: Misc.]

See : Authority