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 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 

When To Use

What else does OD mean?

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