1 In this sense it is nearly synonymous with synopsis. ( 2 n.) The tracing of things to their source, and the resolving of knowledge into its original principles. ( 3 n.) A syllabus, or table of the principal heads of a discourse, disposed in their natural order.
A lightning rod or lightning conductor is a iron rod that is used to make lightning strike it, rather than strike something else. It is part of a lightning protection system. Such a system is made of many such rods. These rods are usually placed at high points of buildings and structures.
Lightning and Enlightenment - Ben Franklin and the Lightning Rod Christians used to believe that thunder storms and lightning bolts were directed by God to âdiscipline his servants and teach us important lessons,â or they were directed by Satan (âthe Prince of the Power of the Airâ) and his demons, or they were called forth by âwitchesâ to âtry and destroy God's holy sanctuaries and ministers.â