rodlike
Like a pole
Rodlike describes something resembling a rod—long, thin, and relatively straight.
The term appears most often in scientific contexts describing bacteria, cells, or structures: rodlike bacteria, a rodlike protein.
Outside technical writing, rod-shaped is more common.
Narrow vertical passage
- tubeHollow cylindrical passage
- cylinderCircular-based solid form
- pipeHollow conveyance channel
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
spindle · column · dowel · piston · axle · bore · conduit · sleeve
Thin and graceful
tapered · threadlike · filiform · spindly · wiry · pencil-thin · hairlike · wispy
Lengthened in time or space
- slenderThin and graceful
- lengthyOf excessive duration
- stretchedPulled to lengthen
- elongateTo make longer
longish · linear · protracted · oblong · attenuated
Arranged in straight succession
- directUndeviating or to guide
- unbentNot curved or bowed
- unswervingFirmly constant in direction
- undeviatingNot straying from course
true · plumb · rectilinear · aligned · even · unbroken · continuous · unwavering
Not easily bent
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- unbendingRefusing to change position
- firmSolid or resolute
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
solid · hard · sturdy · resistant · immovable · fixed · reinforced · unbowed
shaft
Narrow vertical passage
barrel · spindle · column · dowel · piston · axle · bore · conduit · sleeve · liner
slender
Thin and graceful
fine · tapered · threadlike · filiform · spindly · wiry · pencil-thin · hairlike · wispy · delicate
extended
Lengthened in time or space
elongate · longish · linear · protracted · oblong · attenuated
linear
Arranged in straight succession
- directUndeviating or to guide
- unbentNot curved or bowed
- unswervingFirmly constant in direction
undeviating · true · plumb · rectilinear · aligned · even · unbroken · continuous · unwavering · arrow-straight
stiff
Not easily bent
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- unbendingRefusing to change position
- firmSolid or resolute
unyielding · solid · hard · sturdy · resistant · immovable · fixed · reinforced · unbowed · taut