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