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Meaning of OD

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the right eye
  2. [n]  a doctor's degree in optometry
 
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 Synonyms: Doctor of Optometry, oculus dexter
 
 See Also: doctorate, doctor's degree, eye, oculus, optic, peeper

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Od\, n. [G., fr. Gr. ? passage.] (Physics)
An alleged force or natural power, supposed, by Reichenbach
and others, to produce the phenomena of mesmerism, and to be
developed by various agencies, as by magnets, heat, light,
chemical or vital action, etc.; -- called also {odyle} or the
{odylic force}. [Archaic]
      That od force of German Reichenbach Which still, from
      female finger tips, burnt blue.          --Mrs.
                                               Browning.
 
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