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Rod logo #10101) Aaron used one 2) Actor Ball 3) Actor Steiger 4) Actor Taylor 5) Aid for anglers 6) American slang for a pistol 7) Angling aid 8) Angling device 9) Angling equipment 10) Angling essential 11) Angling need 12) Angling pole 13) Angling tool 14) Arm with a stick 15) Authority, metaphorically 16) Axle, essentially
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Rod logo #10101) Bar 2) Baton 3) Club 4) Gat 5) Heater 6) Pestle 7) Piece 8) Pole 9) Pounder 10) Ramrod 11) Roscoe 12) Scourge 13) Stem 14) Stick 15) Streptobacillus
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rod logo #10444
  1. (British) a linear measure of 16.5 feet
  2. a long thin implement made of metal or wood
  3. visual receptor cell sensitive to dim light
  4. (slang) a gangster's pistol

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Rod logo #21806a rod-shaped cell in the retina that is sensitive to dim light (Morris 1992).
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Rod logo #21002• (n.) An instrument for measuring. • (n.) A support for a fishing line; a fish pole. • (n.) A measure of length containing sixteen and a half feet; -- called also perch, and pole. • (n.) A kind of sceptor, or badge of office; hence, figuratively, power; authority; tyranny; oppression. • A member used in tension, as for ......
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Rod logo #23250A sensory neuron located in the periphery of the retina. The rod is sensitive to light of low intensity and is specialized for nighttime vision.
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rod logo #21003(from the article `industrial glass`) Tubes and rods are made in three processes: the Danner process, the downdraw process, and the Vello process. In the Danner process, a continuous ...
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rod logo #21003(from the article `sound`) A thin metal rod can sustain longitudinal vibrations in much the same way as an air column. The ends of a rod, when free, act as antinodes, while any ... Rod mills are similar to bar mills at the front end, but the finishing end is different. Rods have a smaller section (5.5 to 15 millimetres in ... [2 rela...
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rod logo #21003old English measure of distance equal to 16.5 feet (5.029 metres), with variations from 9 to 28 feet (2.743 to 8.534 metres) also being used. It was ... [2 related articles]
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rod logo #21003one of two types of photoreceptive cells in the retina of the eye in vertebrate animals. Rod cells function as specialized neurons that convert ... [6 related articles]
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rod logo #209731. A straight and slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender bar, as of wood or metal (applied to various purposes). Specifically: An instrument of punishment or correction; figuratively, chastisement. 'He that spareth his rod hateth his son.' (Prov. Xiii. 24) ... A kind of sceptor, or badge of office; hence, figuratively, power; authority; tyranny;...
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rod logo #21001(rod) a straight, slim mass of substance. one of two types of visual cells in the retina; rods are cylindrical in shape and contain rhodopsin. Together with the cones they form the light-sensitive elements of the eye. See also eye and vision. Called also retinal rod. Corti rods ...
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Rod logo #20972Rod noun [ The same word as rood . See Rood .] 1. A straight and slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender bar, as of wood or metal (applied to various purposes). Specifically: (a) An instrument of punishment or correction; figuratively, chastisement. « He that spare...
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Rod logo #22565(i) Non-ferrous; a round, square or polygonal solid section supplied in straight lengths. Usually produced by extrusion. See also Wire rod. (ii) Ferrous. As for non-ferrous, except usually produced by rolling. Used to make mesh for concrete reinforcement or as a semi-finished product for wire drawing.
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rod logo #21510A photoreceptor in the retina of the eye that is specialized for colorless, dim-light vision.
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Rod logo #21217A rod, also known as a pole or a perch, was a British unit of linear measurement used in land-surveying and equivalent to 15.5 feet. A square rod was used in brickwork, and was equivalent to 272.25 square yards.
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Rod logo #21552A rod is a metal cylinder implant used in spinal surgery to stabilize a vertebral segment. In a spinal fusion surgery, a rod is used to connect screws inserted into adjacent vertebral bodies in order to prevent motion and allow fusion to occur across the disc space. After fusion is achieved, the rod and screws may be safely removed in a subsequent ...
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Rod logo #22646A board upon which the work is set out full size, and from which the stuff is set out in preparation for construction. Usually only used on more complex work, once the job is complete the rod is either sanded or painted white to remove the markings out and then reused when required.
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Rod logo #23534 Translations for „Rod“ Become a Premium Member today! Name for the shoot; see there. Shoots Term for the young shoot of a plant. The young one-year-old shoot (Lotte, Schoss) of the vine develops in spring from the winter eyes of the two-year-old wood. Depending on the number of eyes remaining after winter pruning or the length of...
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Rod logo #20687An old English unit of length. Also known as Pole.Conversions1 rod=5.0292 m1 rod=0.25 chain1 rod=25 links1 rod=16.5 feet1 rod=5.5 yards1 rod=198 inchesttle='Rod';xiunt='m';yiunt='rod';mconv=5.0292;cconv=0.0; See also: Chain, Furlong, Length, Yard.
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Rod logo #20707A length of solid round steel of small diameter.
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rod logo #20974rod cell noun visual receptor cell sensitive to dim light
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Rod logo #21107A smooth solid round bar used for the web system of a bar joist.
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Rod logo #23262Receptor found in the retina important for in low light conditions.
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