Definition von -rod im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
- Aaron's rod
- Any of various plants with a tall flowering stem; especially the great mullein, or hag-taper, and the golden-rod
- Aaron's rod
- A rod with one serpent twined around it, as used by Aaron (differing from the caduceus of Mercury, which has two serpents)
- Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod
- the sergeant-at-arms in the House of Lords
- Rod
- A nickname for the male given names Rodney and Roderick
- connecting rod
- Any rod, in an engine, that transmits power or motion, especially one that connects a reciprocating shaft to a rotating wheel, in reciprocating engines connects piston to crankshaft
- divining rod
- rod used for dowsing, a technique of divination used to locate subterranean sources of water, metal, other mineral resources or even various other things through magic, or according to many believers a natural phenomenon
- dowsing rod
- Alternative name for a divining rod
- fishing rod
- A rod, often made in sections, which carries a line used for angling and is used to support both the line and the reel and to cast the line
- hot rod
- A car modified to run faster, especially one based on a pre-1960s model
- lightning rod
- A person or thing that is a target for negative reactions and distracts criticism from another target
- lightning rod
- A metallic conductor that is attached to a high point of a building and leads to the ground and protects the building from damage by lightning
- male rod
- A rod, as a euphemism for a phallus, mainly used for humans
Some SM couples love to get rigid male rods whenever the top wields a punitive rod on the bottom's obediently presented bottom before putting his male rod to intimate use.
- piston rod
- a rod or bar in an engine that connects a piston to a crosshead
- rat rod
- A style of hot rod or custom car that imitates or exaggerates the hot rods of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. It is distinct from the "traditional" hot rod, which is an accurate re-creation or period-correct restoration of a hot rod from the same era
- rod
- A 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.
- rod
- A 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
- rod
- An 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
- rod
- An 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, 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, 5½ yards
- rod
- A stick, pole, or bundle of switches or twigs (such as a birch), used for personal defense or to administer corporal punishment by whipping
- rod
- A unit of length. Equal to a pole, a perch, ¼ chain, 5½ yards, 16½ feet, or exactly 5.0292 meters
In one of the villages I saw the next summer a cow tethered by a rope six rods long.
- rod
- A straight bar that unites moving parts of a machine, for holding parts together as a connecting rod or for transferring power as a drive-shaft
The engine threw a rod, and then went to pieces before our eyes, springs and coils shooting in all directions.
- rod
- A stirring rod: a glass rod, typically about 6 inches to 1 foot long and 1/8 to 1/4 inch in diameter that can be used to stir liquids in flasks or beakers
- rod
- A 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
- rod
- A straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or staff
The circus strong man proved his strength by bending an iron rod, and then straightening it.
- rod
- Short for 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.
- rod
- A unit of area equal to a square rod, 30¼ square yards or 1/160 acre
The house had a small yard of about six rods in size.
- rod
- A penis; the male rod
- rod
- Any of a number of long, slender microorganisms
He applied a gram positive stain, looking for rods indicative of Listeria.
- rod
- A pistol; a gun
- rod cell
- Any of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina that function in dim light levels
- rod cells
- plural form of rod cell
- rod for one's back
- The means of one's own punishment or downfall
I can't get over how you parents let your children run riot over you. There must be some discipline in this surely, otherwise you will make a rod for your back when they get older.
- rod for one's breech
- Alternative form of rod for one's back
- rod for one's own back
- Alternative form of rod for one's back
- rod for one's own breech
- Alternative form of rod for one's back
would have cheated him; but it prov'd he only made a rod for his own breech, and what he intended to him, was fallen upon himself.
- rod iron
- Common misspelling of wrought iron
- rod-shaped
- Shaped like a rod; long and cylindrical
In western Nevada at the southern end of Lake Winnemucca a rod-shaped atlatl with weight and engaging hook still attached was discovered around 1961.
- rod-shaped
- Specifically, describing a form of bacterium
The rod-shaped E. coli phages share a common host range with the RNA-containing E. coli phages, a coincidence which probably unites unrelated viruses.
- spare the rod and spoil the child
- If one does not discipline a child, he will never learn obedience and good manners
- square rod
- a solid, elongated bar whose shape is a square prism
A square rod could be made of acrylic, nylon, wood, or brass.
- square rod
- a unit of area used for measuring small quantities of land. Equal in size to a square with sides 1 rod in length. Equal to 30¼ square yards or 1/160 acre. Sometimes known, simply, as a rod
- tie rod
- A slender metal rod used to support or reinforce part of a structure
- tie rod
- Either of a pair of rods that link the steering mechanism to the front wheel or axle of some vehicles
- rod
- {n} a twig, intrument of correction, perch, pose
- drill rod
- (Mühendislik) A high-grade steel used in tools and dies that is made by fusing low-carbon steel with charcoal or cast iron. Formerly prepared in a graphite crucible, it is now produced in an electric furnace. Also called crucible steel and drill rod
- Rod
- {i} male first name (form of Roderick or Rodney)
- Rod
- given name, male
- Rod
- gun
- Rod
- by
- Rod Serling
- born Dec. 25, 1924, Syracuse, N.Y., U.S. died June 28, 1975, Rochester, N.Y. U.S. television writer and producer. He began his career in radio but soon shifted to television, becoming a freelance screenwriter in 1953. He wrote teleplays for series such as Kraft Television Theater, Studio One, and Playhouse 90, including Requiem for a Heavyweight (1956, Emmy Award). He created, narrated, and was the main writer of the famous supernatural series The Twilight Zone (1959-65) and narrated the similar series Night Gallery (1970-73). He also wrote screenplays, often based on his television scripts, such as Patterns (1956) and The Rack (1956). He was coauthor of The Planet of the Apes (1968)
- aarons rod
- A rod with one serpent twined around it, thus differing from the caduceus of Mercury, which has two
- connecting rod
- The link between the piston and the crankshaft, by which the reciprocal motion of the piston is changed to rotary motion
- connecting rod
- bar or rod connecting moveable parts (in an engine, etc.)
- connecting rod
- The connecting rod connects the piston to the crankshaft As the piston travels back and forth, the connecting rod turns the crankshaft in a rotary motion
- control rod
- a steel or aluminum rod that can be moved up or down to control the rate of the nuclear reaction
- divining rod
- forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil
- dowsing rod
- {i} rod for detecting and searching for mineral and underground water, divining rod
- dowsing rod
- forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil
- fishing rod
- A fishing rod is a long thin pole which has a line and hook attached to it and which is used for catching fish. A rod of wood, steel, or fiberglass used with a line for catching fish. Also called fishing pole. 'fishing pole a long thin pole with a long string and a hook attached to it, used for catching fish
- hot rod
- a car modified to increase its speed and acceleration
- lightning rod
- a metallic conductor that is attached to a high point and leads to the ground; protects the building from destruction by lightning someone who is a frequent target of negative reactions and serves to distract attention from another
- lightning rod
- If you say that someone is a lightning rod for something, you mean that they attract that thing to themselves. He is a lightning rod for controversy
- lightning rod
- A lightning rod is the same as a lightning conductor
- rod
- A straight, round stick, shaft or bar
- rod
- A photosensitive receptor in the retina that helps you to see in low light
- rod
- An otherwise archaic unit of English measure used in specifying the length of portages A rod equals 16½ feet, with 320 rods to the mile
- rod
- a cylindrical length of glass, most often containing a simple molded design of more than one color; the basic component of a millefiori cane
- rod
- A support for a fishing line; a fish pole
- rod
- any rod-shaped bacterium a long thin implement made of metal or wood visual receptor cell sensitive to dim light
- rod
- {i} stick, shaft; stick or bundle of twigs used for whipping; punishment; pistol (Slang)
- rod
- Rod-shaped cells in the eye that are sensitive to light
- rod
- An instrument of punishment or correction; figuratively, chastisement
- rod
- a long thin implement made of metal or wood
- rod
- A member used in tension, as for sustaining a suspended weight, or in tension and compression, as for transmitting reciprocating motion, etc
- rod
- A monochrome segment of glass cut from a trail
- rod
- equals 16 5 feet Used to measure portages
- rod
- visual receptor cell sensitive to dim light
- rod
- Surveying instrument made of wood and graduated in feet and tenths of a foot Used with various leveling instruments to determine differences in elevation between two points
- rod
- a linear measure of 16 5 feet
- rod
- A kind of sceptor, or badge of office; hence, figuratively, power; authority; tyranny; oppression
- rod
- A straight bar that connects moving parts of a machine; a connecting rod
- rod
- Record of Decision
- rod
- a clear or colored, solid cylindrical length of glass
- rod
- A rod is essentially a stick with precise markings on it A variety of rods are available, which have specialized markings for various tasks Refer to a surveying text for more detail
- rod
- A stick, switch or rather a bundle of switches or twigs, such as a birch, used for lashing someone, especially as a corporal punishment, often metonymically called the rod, even extended regardless of the actual implement
- rod
- A stick used to measure length; a measuring rod
- rod
- A unit of length. Equal to a pole, a perch, ¼ chain or 5½ yards
- rod
- any rod-shaped bacterium
- rod
- Record of Decision A formal document that describes the selected remedies for a site or group of sites
- rod
- A solid thin cylindrical stick of glass Process involves gathering from crucible, marvering into a rod, attaching to a pontil, and drawing into a thin rod Cut into usable sections, or ground into frit
- rod
- A long slender pole used for angling; fishing rod
- rod
- a rod-shaped cell in the retina that is sensitive to dim light (Morris 1992)
- rod
- An instrument for measuring
- rod
- A length of solid glass of a consistent diameter
- rod
- - Record of Decision
- rod
- Short for hot rod, a car modified to run faster, especially one based on a pre-1940s model
- rod
- a connecting bar
- rod
- A graduated staff used in determining the difference in elevation between two points The two most common types of rods are the Philadelphia Rod, graduated in feet and hundredths of a foot, and a California Rod, graduated in feet, inches, and eights of an inch
- rod
- Record of decision, a written decision that identifies the selected method for long-term cleanup of contamination at a site
- rod
- [top] A way of measuring distance when portaging a canoe Most people accept that a rod is 16 feet, or one canoe length
- rod
- Surveyor's post, clearly and distinctively marked with metres, decimetres and centimetres, used with a level (e g dumpy level) to measure distances, and differences in elevation
- rod
- A light-detecting cell in the retina, detects light and movement, but not color
- rod
- a gangster's pistol
- rod
- A smooth solid round bar used for the web system of a bar joist
- rod
- 160 feet measured in a line, a unit of measurement
- rod
- A rod is a long, thin metal or wooden bar. a 15-foot thick roof that was reinforced with steel rods. see also fishing rod, lightning rod. Carew Rod eccentric and rod mechanism hot rod
- rod
- A measure of length containing sixteen and a half feet; called also perch, and pole
- rod
- a square rod of land
- rod
- Record of Decision A official document in which a deciding official states the alternative that will be implemented from a prepared EIS
- rod
- A straight and slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender bar, as of wood or metal (applied to various purposes)
- rod-shaped
- resembling a rod
- sounding-rod
- staff used as a yardstick, stick used to measure
- tappet rod
- A rod carrying a tappet or tappets, as one for closing the valves in a Cornish pumping engine
- tie-rod
- The rod assembly used to connect the steering bell- cranks or servo saver to the spindles
- welding rod
- A means of delivering filler metal to the weld In arc welding, the rod is called an electrode
- welding rod
- A rolled, extruded, or cast round filler metal for use in joining by welding