What is rod? rod is asta
What is asta?
- A thin straight piece or bar of material, such as metal or wood, often having a particular function or use, as:
Un sottile pezzo dritto o una barra di materiale, come metallo o legno, spesso avente una particolare funzione o uso, come:
- A fishing rod.
Una canna da pesca.
- A piston rod.
Un'asta del pistone.
- An often expandable horizontal bar, especially of metal, used to suspend household items such as curtains or towels.
- A leveling rod.
- A lightning rod.
- A divining rod.
- A measuring stick.
- A shoot or stem cut from or growing as part of a woody plant.
Un germoglio o un gambo tagliato o che cresce come parte di una pianta legnosa.
- A stick or bundle of sticks or switches used to give punishment by whipping.
- Punishment; correction.
- A scepter, staff, or wand symbolizing power or authority.
- Power or dominion, especially of a tyrannical nature: "under the rod of a cruel slavery” ( John Henry Newman).
- A linear measure equal to 5.5 yards or 16.5 feet (5.03 meters). Also called pole2.
- The square of this measure, equal to 30.25 square yards or 272.25 square feet (25.30 square meters). See Table at measurement.
Il quadrato di questa misura, pari a 30,25 metri quadrati o 272,25 piedi quadrati (25,30 metri quadrati). Vedere Tabella alla misurazione.
- Bible A line of family descent; a branch of a tribe.
- Anatomy Any of various rod-shaped cells in the retina that respond to dim light.
- Microbiology An elongated bacterium; a bacillus.
- Slang A pistol or revolver.
- A portion of the undercarriage of a train, especially the drawbar under a freight car. Often used in the plural: ride the rods.
Una parte del sottocarro di un treno, in particolare il timone sotto un vagone merci. Spesso usato al plurale: cavalcare le aste.