Walk-through detectors designed to spot guns, knives and other flat and rod-shaped weapons cost almost £5,000 each.
In western Nevada at the southern end of Lake Winnemucca a rod-shaped atlatl with weight and engaging hook still attached was discovered around 1961.
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rod-shaped — adjective 1. formed like a bacillus • Syn: ↑bacillar, ↑bacillary, ↑bacilliform, ↑baculiform • Similar to: ↑formed • Derivationally related forms: ↑bacillus … Useful english dictionary
rod-shaped organ — see organ of Bellonci … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
rod — [räd] n. [ME rodde < OE rodd, akin to ON rudda, club, prob. < IE base * rēt , *rōt , bar, beam > L retae, trees on a river bank] 1. a straight, slender shoot or stem cut from, or still part of, a bush or tree 2. Bible an offshoot or… … English World dictionary
Rod cell — NOTOC Infobox neuron neuron name = Rod cell image neuron = Fig retine.png caption neuron = Cross section of the retina. Rods are visible at far right. location = Retina function = Low light photoreceptor neurotranmitter = Glutamate morphology =… … Wikipedia
Rod — A type of specialized light sensitive cell (photoreceptor) in the retina of the eye that provides side vision and the ability to see objects in dim light (night vision). By contrast, the cones are the retinal photoreceptors that provide sharp… … Medical dictionary
rod — rodless, adj. rodlike, adj. /rod/, n., v., rodded, rodding. n. 1. a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material. 2. a straight, slender shoot or stem of any woody plant, whether still growing or cut from the plant. 3. See… … Universalium
rod — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English rodd; akin to Old Norse rudda club Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) a straight slender stick growing on or cut from a tree or bush (2) osier (3) a stick or bundle of twigs used to punish; also… … New Collegiate Dictionary
rod — n. 1 a slender straight bar esp. of wood or metal. 2 this as a symbol of office. 3 a a stick or bundle of twigs used in caning or flogging. b (prec. by the) the use of this. 4 a = fishing rod. b an angler using a rod. 5 a a slender straight round … Useful english dictionary
Rod (optics) — In cryptozoology, ufology, and outdoor photography, rods (sometimes known as skyfish or solar entities ) are elongated artifacts produced by cameras that inadvertently capture several of a flying insect s wingbeats.[1] Videos of rod shaped… … Wikipedia
rod — 1) a device to carry and project a fishing line, hook(s) and bait or lures. The construction of rods is both a craft and a science and there is an immense variety of types, often specialised for particular species. Originally made of wood (split… … Dictionary of ichthyology
