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Rod may mean:
Rod (geometry), a straight and slender stick; a wand; a cylinder; hence, any slender bar
Switch (rod), a long, straight piece of wood, either in the natural state (stem, branch or twig) or finished, as used as a staff (attribute and/or walking aid) or for corporal punishment, or a bundle of such switches
Rod cell is found in the retina and is sensitive to light/dark (black/white)
Divining rod, two rods believed by some to find water in a practice known as dowsing
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:
an abbreviation of such first names as Rodney, as in:
Rod Laver (born 1938), Australian former tennis player
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See also
Hot rod, often also referred to as 'rod'
Rood, an old English unit equal to quarter an acre
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