polyrod

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noun

A directional dielectric antenna made from a rod of polystyrene projecting from a waveguide.

OriginEnglish rod ← Middle English rodde ← Old English *rodd →
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Meanings

nounpolyrod (plural polyrods)

plural polyrods

  1. natural sciencesA directional dielectric antenna made from a rod of polystyrene projecting from a waveguide.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Old English*rodd
  6. Middle Englishrodde
  7. Englishrod
  8. Englishpolyrod

From poly- + rod.

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APA

polyrod. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyrod

MLA

“polyrod.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyrod. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polyrod,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyrod.

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