ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Rod-shaped

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Rod-shaped is an adjective meaning Shaped like a rod; long and cylindrical.

Meaning

Shaped like a rod; long and cylindrical.

Example Sentences

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.

Synonyms for rod-shaped

Depending on context, synonyms include veretilliform, formed, rounded, bacillary, rodlike, bacilliform.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include rodlike, rounded, bacillary, baculiform, bacilliform, formed.

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