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lightning rod

(Encyclopedia) lightning rod, a rod made of materials, especially metals, that are good conductors of electricity, which is mounted on top of a building or other structure and attached to the ground…

rod

(Encyclopedia) rod: see English units of measurement.

Aaron's-rod

(Encyclopedia) Aaron's-rod, popular name for several tall-flowering, infrequently branching plants, such as goldenrod and mullein. The name is an allusion to the rod that Aaron placed before the ark…

triangle , in music

(Encyclopedia) triangle, in music, percussion instrument consisting of a steel rod bent into a triangle, open at one angle, and struck with a steel rod. Only since the end of the 18th cent. has it…

electroscope

(Encyclopedia) electroscope, device for detecting electric charge invented by Nollet in 1748. There are various types of electroscopes. The most common has a cylindrical metal case closed by two…

Laver, Rod

(Encyclopedia) Laver, Rod (Rodney George Laver)Laver, Rodlāˈvər [key], 1938–, Australian tennis player. He left school at age 15 to pursue tennis and in 1962 became the first male grand-slam winner…

Taylor, Rod

actorBirthplace: Sydney, AustraliaBorn: 1/11/30

Serling, Rod

writer, TV hostBirthplace: Syracuse, N.Y.Born: 1924Died: 1975

Cameron, Rod

(Rod Cox) actorBirthplace: Calgary, Alba., CanadaBorn: 1912Died: 1983

Brewer's: Rod

To kiss the rod. (See Kiss The Rod.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Rod-menRococo Jewellery A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V…