o.d.

¹

abbreviation for

1. (in prescriptions) the right eye.

O.D.

²

abbreviation for

1. (in prescriptions) the right eye.

o.d.

³

abbreviation for

1. olive drab.
2. on demand.
3. outside diameter.

O.D.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. Doctor of Optometry.
2. officer of the day.
3. Old Dutch.
4. (of a military uniform) olive drab.
5. ordinary seaman.
6. outside diameter.
7. overdraft.
8. overdrawn.

od

⁵

[ od, ohd ]

noun

1. a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.

od

⁶

abbreviation for

1. on demand.
2. outside diameter.
3. outside dimensions.
4. overdraft.
5. overdrawn.

Od

⁷

or 'Od, Odd

[ od ]

interjection

, Archaic.

1. a shortened form of “God” (used in euphemistically altered oaths).

OD

⁸

[ oh-dee ]

noun

, plural ODs or OD's.

1. an overdose of a drug, especially a fatal one.
2. a person who has taken an overdose of a drug, especially one who has become seriously ill or has died from such an overdose.

verb (used without object)

, OD'd or ODed or OD'ed, OD'ing or OD·ing.

1. to take an overdose of a drug.
2. to die from an an overdose of a drug.
3. to have or experience an excessive amount or degree of something.

OD

⁹

abbreviation for

1. officer of the day.
2. Old Dutch ( def ). Also OD., O.D.
3. Ordnance Department.
4. outside diameter.

OD

¹

abbreviation for

1. Officer of the Day
2. Old Dutch
3. ordnance datum
4. outside diameter
5. Alsoo.d. military olive drab
6. AlsoO/D banking
   1. on demand
   2. overdraft
   3. overdrawn

OD

²

/ ˌəʊˈdiː /

noun

1. an overdose of a drug

verb

1. intr to take an overdose of a drug

od

³

/ ˈɒdɪl; ɒd; əʊd /

noun

1. archaic.
   a hypothetical force formerly thought to be responsible for many natural phenomena, such as magnetism, light, and hypnotism

Od

⁴

/ ɒd /

noun

1. euphemistic.
   (used in mild oaths) an archaic word for God

Derived Forms

• ˈodic, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of o.d.¹

From Latin oculus dexter

Origin of o.d.²

From Latin oculus dexter

Origin of o.d.³

First recorded in 1840–50; arbitrary name coined by Karl von Reichenbach (1788–1869), German scientist

Origin of o.d.⁴

First recorded in 1590–1600

Origin of o.d.⁵

First recorded in 1955–60

Word History and Origins

Origin of o.d.¹

C20: from o ( ver ) d ( ose )

Origin of o.d.²

C19: coined arbitrarily by Baron Karl von Reichenbach (1788–1869), German scientist

Example Sentences

Other Civil War academics have admitted to me their similar feelings: For those of us who "do" Civil War history, it is possible sometimes to o.d. on the Civil War.

From Salon

In March o.d. will be either enormously distended with eggs, or large, flabby, and empty, and ov. will be small and brownish, without any large eggs; the ovary gradually recovers its size through the summer.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• overdose