rod: المعنى والتعريفات
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A thin straight piece or bar of material, such as metal or wood, often having a particular function or use, as:
An often expandable horizontal bar, especially of metal, used to suspend household items such as curtains or towels.
A shoot or stem cut from or growing as part of a woody plant.
A stick or bundle of sticks or switches used to give punishment by whipping.
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.
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.