rodlike
4.9
Shaped like a long thin stick
- adjective
- /ˈrɒdˌlaɪk/
:
en forma de varilla
- In biology class, we learned about the rodlike shape of certain bacteria under the microscope.
Examples
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Once the yolk sac is absorbed, the larvae are slender and rodlike.
Academic text (1991) -
The artist created a sculpture of a rodlike figure that towered over the crowd.
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The thin, rodlike stem of the plant makes it perfect for climbing.
Synonyms
rod-shaped
vsrodlike
1
4.4
Shaped like a long thin straight stick
is the common descriptive term for the same form
sticklike
vsrodlike
1
4.3
Thin and straight like a stick
is a more neutral word for long straight thin objects
9.9
Shaped like a long thin rod
is the everyday word for that same cylindrical shape
pipelike
vsrodlike
4.8
Long and round like a tube
is simpler and focuses on solid narrow shape rather than hollow
reedlike
vsrodlike
5.6
Tall and thin like a reed
is about simple straight thin shape, not plant growth or height
linelike
vsrodlike
6.7
Shaped like a line
refers to a three dimensional narrow form rather than flat mark
How Rod-Like
Surface Forms
rodlike positive
Morphology
Etymology
Rodlike comes from the simple word rod, meaning 'a long, thin stick', and the ending -like, meaning 'similar to'. So, rodlike means 'similar to a rod', which is why it describes things that are long, straight, and thin.