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  • 1Rod — 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 (length), an Imperial unit of length, also known as the… …

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  • 2Rod — bezeichnet: eine Längeneinheit, siehe Rute (Einheit) ein altdeutsches Wort (auch Rodt) für die Stelle einer Rodung zum Zwecke der Felderweiterung oder Siedlung einen Hot Rod, ein speziell getunter Oldtimer die Ausführung aus massivem Metall… …

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  • 3Rod — /rod/, n. a male given name, form of Roderick or Rodney. * * * (as used in expressions) Carew Rod eccentric and rod mechanism hot rod * * * ▪ measurement       old English measure of distance equal to 16.5 feet (5.029 metres), with variations… …

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  • 4rod — ROD, roade, s.n. 1. Nume generic dat produselor vegetale obţinute de la plantele cultivate, în special fructelor; fruct. ♢ loc. adj. Cu rod = roditor, fructifer. ♢ Compuse: rodul pământului = plantă erbacee veninoasă, cu frunze mari, late şi… …

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  • 5rod — [rɔd US ra:d] n [: Old English; Origin: rodd] 1.) a long thin pole or bar steel/iron/wooden etc rod ▪ The walls are reinforced with steel rods. ▪ a measuring rod ↑basket, ↑net, ↑reel, ↑rod 2.) …

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  • 6Rod — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El término Rod puede tener diferentes significados: Unidad de medida anglosajona (Unidad longitud Rod) Rod (criptozoología y ufología), supuestos fenómenos o criaturas pseudocríptidas. Siglas de una serie de novelas… …

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  • 7Rod — Rod, n. [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,… …

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  • 8rôd — m 〈G rȍda, N mn ròdovi〉 1. {{001f}}a. {{001f}}ono što je rođeno; porod, potomstvo, vrsta b. {{001f}}obitelj, obiteljska loza, soj c. {{001f}}rodbina, srodnici (ob. krvni, po ocu i majci) d. {{001f}}svojta [biti ∼] 2. {{001f}}urod, plod, plodovi… …

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  • 9rod — [ rad ] noun count ** a long thin bar or stick made of metal, plastic, or wood: a curtain rod a. a FISHING ROD => RULE 2 …

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  • 10Rod — das; , <aus gleichbed. engl. rod, eigtl. »Rute«> engl. Längenmaß …

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