Rad vs. Rod — What's the Difference?

Defined as 0.01 joule per kilogram.

Used in angling equipment.

Older unit, now less common than the gray.

A type of linear tool.

Used in radiological health and safety.

Component in machinery.

Essential for dosimetry calculations.

Essential in construction for reinforcement.

A measure of absorbed radiation.

Can be a measure of length.

A unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation, equal to 100 ergs per gram or 0.01 joule per kilogram of irradiated material. It has been replaced as a standard scientific unit by the gray.

A fishing rod.

Excellent; wonderful.

A piston rod.

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An often expandable horizontal bar, especially of metal, used to suspend household items such as curtains or towels.

(metrology) A non-SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation, equal to 0.01 gray.

A leveling rod.

Abbreviation of radian

A lightning rod.

Abbreviation of radiator

A divining rod.

Abbreviation of sight radius

A measuring stick.

A unit of measurement of the amount of ionizing radiation absorbed by an object, equal to an energy of 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material (equal to 0.01 gray).

One of the horizontal elements in a truss system underneath a rail car, especially a freight car.

A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material

A shoot or stem cut from or growing as part of a woody plant.

The unit of plane angle adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to the angle at the center of a circle subtended by an arc equal in length to the radius (approximately 57.295 degrees)

A stick or bundle of sticks or switches used to give punishment by whipping.

Punishment; correction.

A scepter, staff, or wand symbolizing power or authority.

Power or dominion, especially of a tyrannical nature

A linear measure equal to 5.5 yards or 16.5 feet (5.03 meters). Also called pole2.

The square of this measure, equal to 30.25 square yards or 272.25 square feet (25.30 square meters).

(Anatomy) Any of various rod-shaped cells in the retina that respond to dim light. Also called rod cell.

(Microbiology) An elongated bacterium; a bacillus.

(Slang) A pistol or revolver.

A straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or staff.

A longitudinal pole used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent.

(fishing) A long slender usually tapering pole used for angling; fishing rod.

A stick, pole, or bundle of switches or twigs (such as a birch), used for personal defense or to administer corporal punishment by whipping.

An implement resembling and/or supplanting a rod (particularly a cane) that is used for corporal punishment, and metonymically called the rod, regardless of its actual shape and composition.

A stick used to measure distance, by using its established length or task-specific temporary marks along its length, or by dint of specific graduated marks.

(archaic) A unit of length equal to 1 pole, a perch, 4 chain, 2 yards, 2 feet, or exactly 5.0292 meters (these being all equivalent).

An implement held vertically and viewed through an optical surveying instrument such as a transit, used to measure distance in land surveying and construction layout; an engineer's rod, surveyor's rod, surveying rod, leveling rod, ranging rod. The modern (US) engineer's or surveyor's rod commonly is eight or ten feet long and often designed to extend higher. In former times a surveyor's rod often was a single wooden pole or composed of multiple sectioned and socketed pieces, and besides serving as a sighting target was used to measure distance on the ground horizontally, hence for convenience was of one rod or pole in length, that is, 2 yards.

(archaic) A unit of area equal to a square rod, 4 square yards or 160 acre.

A straight bar that unites moving parts of a machine, for holding parts together as a connecting rod or for transferring power as a driveshaft.

(anatomy) A rod cell: a rod-shaped cell in the eye that is sensitive to light.

(biology) Any of a number of long, slender microorganisms.

(chemistry) A stirring rod: a glass rod, typically about 6 inches to 1 foot long and 8 to 4 inch in diameter that can be used to stir liquids in flasks or beakers.

(slang) A pistol; a gun.

(slang) A hot rod, an automobile or other passenger motor vehicle modified to run faster and often with exterior cosmetic alterations, especially one based originally on a pre-1940s model or (currently) denoting any older vehicle thus modified.

(ufology) A rod-shaped object that appears in photographs or videos traveling at high speed, not seen by the person recording the event, often associated with extraterrestrial entities.

(mathematics) A Cuisenaire rod.

(rail transport) A coupling rod or connecting rod, which links the driving wheels of a steam locomotive, and some diesel shunters and early electric locomotives.

(construction) To reinforce concrete with metal rods.

(transitive) To furnish with rods, especially lightning rods.

(slang) To hot rod.

A straight and slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender bar, as of wood or metal (applied to various purposes).

A kind of sceptor, or badge of office; hence, figuratively, power; authority; tyranny; oppression.

A measure of length containing sixteen and a half feet; - called also perch, and pole.

A linear measure of 16.5 feet

A long thin implement made of metal or wood

Any rod-shaped bacterium

A square rod of land

Visual receptor cell sensitive to dim light

A gangster's pistol

It's used to measure radiation absorption in materials, crucial in healthcare and safety.

Yes, rads are still used, although grays are more common.

Yes, rods are used in items like curtain rods, fishing rods, and vehicle control mechanisms.

It helps in calculating precise treatment dosages for effective therapy.

The length determines its suitability for different applications, from small crafts to large construction projects.

Its versatility and functionality make it indispensable in various applications.

Rods can be made from wood, metal, plastic, or composite materials.

Yes, rads measure the effect of radioactivity on materials.

1 rad is equal to 0.01 gray.

Fishing rods, curtain rods, and reinforcing rods in construction.

Yes, thickness affects strength, flexibility, and suitability for different uses.

Proper shielding and monitoring to limit exposure to safe levels.