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
- 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
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