Définitions
1.SymbolISO 639-3 language code for Rogo.
2.NounA straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or staff."The circus strong man proved his strength by bending an iron rod, and then straightening it."
3.NounA longitudinal pole used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent.
4.NounA long slender usually tapering pole used for angling; fishing rod."When I hooked a snake and not a fish, I got so scared I dropped my rod in the water."
5.NounA stick, pole, or bundle of switches or twigs (such as a birch), used for personal defense or to administer corporal punishment by whipping.
6.NounAn implement resembling and/or supplanting a rod (particularly a cane) that is used for corporal punishment, and metonymically called the rod, regardless of its actual shape and composition."The judge imposed on the thief a sentence of fifteen strokes with the rod."
7.NounA stick used to measure distance, by using its established length or task-specific temporary marks along its length, or by dint of specific graduated marks."I notched a rod and used it to measure the length of rope to cut."
8.NounA unit of length equal to 1 pole, a perch, ⁄4 chain, 5+⁄2 yards, 16+⁄2 feet, or exactly 5.0292 meters (these being all equivalent).
9.NounAn implement held vertically and viewed through an optical surveying instrument such as a transit, used to measure distance in land surveying and construction layout; an engineer's rod, surveyor's rod, surveying rod, leveling rod, ranging rod. The modern engineer's or surveyor's rod commonly is eight or ten feet long and often designed to extend higher. In former times a surveyor's rod often was a single wooden pole or composed of multiple sectioned and socketed pieces, and besides serving as a sighting target was used to measure distance on the ground horizontally, hence for convenience was of one rod or pole in length, that is, 5+⁄2 yards.
10.NounA unit of area equal to a square rod, 30+⁄4 square yards or ⁄160 acre."The house had a small yard of about six rods in size."
11.NounA straight bar that unites moving parts of a machine, for holding parts together as a connecting rod or for transferring power as a driveshaft."The engine threw a rod, and then went to pieces before our eyes, springs and coils shooting in all directions."
12.NounA rod cell: a rod-shaped cell in the eye that is sensitive to light."The rods are more sensitive than the cones, but do not discern color."
13.NounAny of a number of long, slender microorganisms."He applied a gram positive stain, looking for rods indicative of Listeria."
14.NounA stirring rod: a glass rod, typically about 6 inches to 1 foot long and ⁄8 to ⁄4 inch in diameter that can be used to stir liquids in flasks or beakers.
15.NounA pistol; a gun.
16.NounThe penis.
17.NounA hot rod, an automobile or other passenger motor vehicle modified to run faster and often with exterior cosmetic alterations, especially one based originally on a pre-1940s model or (currently) denoting any older vehicle thus modified.
18.NounA rod-shaped object that appears in photographs or videos traveling at high speed, not seen by the person recording the event, often associated with extraterrestrial entities.
19.NounA Cuisenaire rod.
20.NounA coupling rod or connecting rod, which links the driving wheels of a steam locomotive, and some diesel shunters and early electric locomotives.
21.NounA drain rod, being a set of segmented rods with interlocking connectors designed to remain attached even under rotation in use.
22.Noun↑ Lightning conductor or rod in OSM
23.VerbTo reinforce concrete with metal rods.
24.VerbTo furnish with rods, especially lightning rods.
25.VerbTo penetrate sexually.
26.VerbTo hot rod.