o.d.

¹

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) the right eye.

O.D.

²

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) the right eye.

o.d.

³

abbreviation

1. olive drab.

2. on demand.

3. outside diameter.

O.D.

⁴

abbreviation

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

Also odyle

[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

1. on demand.

2. outside diameter.

3. outside dimensions.

4. overdraft.

5. overdrawn.

Od

⁷

Or 'Od,

[od]

interjection

Archaic.

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

OD

⁸

[oh-dee]

noun

plural

ODs, 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, ODed, OD'ed, OD'ing, ODing. 

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

1. officer of the day.

2. Old Dutch. Also OD., O.D.

3. Ordnance Department.

4. outside diameter.

OD

¹

abbreviation

1. Officer of the Day

2. Old Dutch

3. ordnance datum

4. outside diameter

5. Also: o.d.. military olive drab

6. Also: O/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

/ ɒd /

noun

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

od

⁴

/ ˈɒdɪl, ɒd, əʊd /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• odic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of OD¹

From Latin oculus dexter

Origin of OD²

From Latin oculus dexter

Origin of OD³

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

Origin of OD⁴

First recorded in 1590–1600

Origin of OD⁵

First recorded in 1955–60

Word History and Origins

Origin of OD¹

C20: from o ( ver ) d ( ose )

Origin of OD²

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

Related Words

• overdose 

When To Use

What else does OD mean?

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