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o.d.
1abbreviation for
- (in prescriptions) the right eye.
O.D.
2abbreviation for
- (in prescriptions) the right eye.
o.d.
3abbreviation for
- olive drab.
- on demand.
- outside diameter.
O.D.
4abbreviation for
- Doctor of Optometry.
- Old Dutch.
- (of a military uniform) olive drab.
- ordinary seaman.
- outside diameter.
- overdraft.
- overdrawn.
od
5[ od, ohd ]
noun
- a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
Od
7or 'Od, Odd
[ od ]
interjection
, Archaic.
- a shortened form of “God” (used in euphemistically altered oaths).
OD
8[ oh-dee ]
noun
, plural ODs or OD's.
- an overdose of a drug, especially a fatal one.
- 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.
- to take an overdose of a drug.
- to die from an an overdose of a drug.
- to have or experience an excessive amount or degree of something.
OD
9abbreviation for
- Old Dutch ( def ). Also OD., O.D.
- Ordnance Department.
- outside diameter.
OD
1abbreviation for
- Officer of the Day
- Old Dutch
- ordnance datum
- outside diameter
- Alsoo.d. military olive drab
- AlsoO/D banking
- on demand
- overdraft
- overdrawn
OD
2/ ˌəʊˈdiː /
noun
- an overdose of a drug
verb
- intr to take an overdose of a drug
od
3/ ˈɒdɪl; ɒd; əʊd /
noun
- archaic.a hypothetical force formerly thought to be responsible for many natural phenomena, such as magnetism, light, and hypnotism
Od
4/ ɒd /
noun
- euphemistic.(used in mild oaths) an archaic word for God
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Derived Forms
- ˈodic, adjective
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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
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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
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Example Sentences
It will be noticed that there is very little peat here and all of it was below O.D.
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