rod
part of speech
noun (rod, rods)
meaning for a pupil
1) A rod is a long thin straight stick of wood, metal or plastic. tree →
2) A fishing rod is a long pole with a line, used to catch fish. tree →
3) A rod is an old unit of length, about 5 meters (5½ yards). tree →
4) Rods are also cells in the eye that help you see in dim light. tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths: things counted or lengths cut into pieces; fishing rods; also an old unit of length; number rods (Cuisenaire rods) to show numbers. In science: lightning rods protect buildings; rod cells in the eye. In everyday life: curtain rods, fishing trips. In stories: «rule with a rod of iron» means very strictly.
examples
- A metal rod is 2 meters long. tree →
- He cut the rod into 5 equal parts. tree →
- Each fishing rod costs $25. tree →
- They have 3 rods and catch 12 fish. tree →
- A lightning rod on the roof keeps the house safe. tree →
- Hang the curtains on the rod. tree →
- We used coloured rods to show that 3 + 2 = 5. tree →
- Rod cells help us see in the dark. tree →
- Grandpa took his fishing rod down to the river. tree →
note
Lengths cut into equal parts is division; rods bought at a price is multiplication. Trap: the number of cuts is one less than the number of pieces. Old unit: 1 rod = 5½ yards ≈ 5 meters. Rod is also a short name for Rodney or Roderick.
In the corpora
- A lightning rod gives that spark an easy metal path down into the earth, so it does not go through the building.
- A lightning rod gives lightning an easy metal path down a thick wire into the earth, and Benjamin Franklin invented it.
- A long lever like a fishing rod turns a small movement of the hand into a big, fast movement at the tip.
- A screw is a ramp wrapped round a rod, and each turn moves it in a little way with a big push.
- And the flocks conceived at the sight of the rods, and the flocks brought forth streaked, speckled, and spotted.
Trees and pragmatics
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