What is Rod?
{{Wiktionary|rod}} '''Rod''' may mean: *[[Rod (geometry)]], a straight and slender stick; a wand; a cylinder; hence, any slender bar *[[Rod cell]], a cell found in the retina that is sensitive to light/dark (black/white) *[[Rod (unit)]], an Imperial unit of length, also known as the ''pole'' or ''perch'' *[[Rod (cryptozoology)]], observational artifacts produced by rapidly flying animals *[[Rod (god)]], a Slavic god *[[Rod (publisher)]], a music label from 1950s and 1960s Louisiana *[[Rods (Tarot Suit)]] *[[Railway Operating Division]] *[[Fishing rod]] *[[Lightning rod]] *[[Connecting rod]], in an internal combustion engine *[[Divining rod]], two rods believed by some to find water in a practice known as dowsing *[[Birch rod]], made out of twigs from birch or other trees for corporal punishment *[[Switch (rod)]], a piece of wood as used as a staff or for corporal punishment, or a bundle of such switches '''Rod''' may also be: *[[Eubacterium]] with the shape of a rod *[[Penis]] (slang) *[[Gun]] (slang) ==People with the given name Rod== Often as an abbreviation of such names as '''Roderick''' and '''Rodney''': *[[Rod Stewart]], rock musician *[[Rod Laver]] (born 1938), Australian former tennis player *[[Rod Steiger]] (1925–2002), American actor *[[Rod Flanders]], a fictional character on ''The Simpsons'' *[[Rod From Avenue Q]], a character in the stage musical Avenue Q *[[Rod Whittaker]], a fictional camp character from the late 80's *[[Rod Serling]], Creator of the 1960s show ''[[The Twilight Zone (1959-1964 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]'' ==People with the surname Rod== *[[Edouard Rod]], French-Swiss novelist, 1857-1910 *[[Johnny Rod]], American bass guitar player ==Related pages== *[[Hrod]] *[[Rob]] *[[Roth]] *[[Dowel]] *[[Hot rod]], often also referred to as 'rod' *[[Rebar]] *[[Rood]], an old English unit equal to quarter an acre *[[Stick]], any long object *[[Structural steel]] *R.O.D., an acronym for the [[Read or Die]] anime {{disambig}} [[Category:Basic English 850 words]]