Rod

rock band

Rod, Ród, Rőd, Rød, Röd, ROD, or R.O.D. may refer to: ==Devices== Birch rod, made out of twigs and or wood from birch or other trees for corporal punishment Ceremonial rod, used to indicate a position of authority Connecting rod, main, coupling, or side rod, in a reciprocating engine Control rod, used to control the rate of fission in a nuclear reactor Divining rod, two rods believed by some to find water in a practice known as dowsing Fishing rod, a tool used to catch fish, like a long pole with a hook on the end Lightning rod, a conductor on top of a building to protect the building in the event of lightning by taking the charge harmlessly to earth Measuring rod, a kind of ruler Switch (corporal punishment), a piece of wood used as a staff or for corporal punishment, or a bundle of such switches Truss rod, a steel part inside a guitar neck used for its tension adjustment ==Arts and entertainment== Read or Die, a Japanese anime and manga Read or Die (OVA), an original video animation based on the manga Read or Dream, a manga set in the Read or Die universe R.O.D the TV, a 26-episode anime series Röd, a 2009 album by Swedish band Kent The Rods, American heavy metal band Rod Norman, a character in the soap opera EastEnders Rod (Avenue Q), a character in the stage musical Avenue Q Rod Flanders, a character in the TV series The Simpsons "R.O.D.", a 2013 song by Korean rapper G-Dragon featured on his second studio album Coup d'Etat ==People== Rod (given name) Rod (surname) Rød (surname) ==Places== Ród, a village in Tilişca Commune, Sibiu County, Romania Rød (disambiguation), several populated places in Norway Rőd, Aiton, from the Hungarian name for Rediu, a village in Aiton Commune, Cluj County, Romania Rod, California, a former settlement in Kern County Rod (river), a tributary of the Apold in Sibiu County, Romania ==Science and technology== Cuisenaire rods, to teach children arithmetics Rod-shaped bacterium, a shape of bacteria such as E. coli Rod (optical phenomenon), a photographic artifact claimed by some to be alien life Rod (unit), an Imperial unit of length, also known as the pole or perch Rod cell, a cell found in the retina that is sensitive to light/dark (black/white) Real-time outbreak and disease surveillance (RODS) rod, ISO 639-3 code for the Rogo language of Nigeria Rate of descent (RoD), a measurement in aviation ==Other uses== Railway Operating Division, a division of the British Army's Royal Engineers Record of Decision, a formal decision document issued by the United States government Rod (god), a Slavic creator god Rods (tarot suit) Roughly Obsess and Destroy, a professional wrestling stable Ror, an Indian caste also known as "Rod" A dowel A firearm ==See also== DeRodd, DeAndre McCullough's brother, on The Corner Hrod (disambiguation) Hot rod, often also referred to as "rod" Pole (disambiguation) Rodd, a surname Rood (disambiguation) Staff (disambiguation) Stick (disambiguation)

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