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1Rod — /rod/, n. a male given name, form of Roderick or Rodney. * * * (as used in expressions) Carew Rod eccentric and rod mechanism hot rod * * * ▪ measurement old English measure of distance equal to 16.5 feet (5.029 metres), with variations… …
2Distance Angulaire (Cosmologie) — La distance angulaire est une notion utilisée en cosmologie pour exprimer la distance apparente d’un objet astronomique à partir de son diamètre angulaire. Il ne s’agit pas de la distance réelle à laquelle se situe l’objet en question (voir ci… …
3Distance diamètre-angulaire — Distance angulaire (cosmologie) La distance angulaire est une notion utilisée en cosmologie pour exprimer la distance apparente d’un objet astronomique à partir de son diamètre angulaire. Il ne s’agit pas de la distance réelle à laquelle se situe …
4rod — (rd) 1. a traditional unit of distance equal to 5.5 yards (16 feet 6 inches or exactly 5.0292 meters). The rod and the furlong were the basic distance units used by the Anglo Saxon residents of England before the Norman conquest of 1066. The… …
5Rod Blagojevich — For other people named Blagojevich, see Blagojević. Rod R. Blagojevich 40th Governor of Illinois In office January 13, 2003 – January 29, 2009 Lieutenant Pat Quinn …
6Rod Serling — Infobox Person name = Rod Serling caption = Rod Serling hosting The Twilight Zone birth date = birth date|1924|12|25|mf=y birth place = Syracuse, New York death date = death date and age|1975|6|28|1924|12|25 death place = Rochester, New York… …
7rod — 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… …
8Rod Smith (politician) — Infobox State Senator name=Rod Smith state senate=Florida state=Florida district=14 term=2000 2006 preceded= succeeded= date of birth=birth date and age|1949|11|15 place of birth=Southwest City, Missouri date of death= place of death= spouse=… …
9Rod Dixon — Rodney ( Rod ) Phillip Dixon (born July 13, 1950 in Nelson, New Zealand) is a former New Zealand middle distance runner. He won the bronze medal over 1500 metres at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, and in 1983 won the prestigious New York City… …
10distance — 1 noun (C, U) 1 HOW FAR the amount of space between two places or things: short/long distance: Sylvia could only run a short distance without getting out of breath. (+ from): What s the distance from Chicago to Detroit? | at a distance of 5… …