It is an abbrevation for Common Era and is an alternative to the  naming of the calendar era of AD. BCE (Before Common Era) and CE  are the numerical equivalents of the ca â¦ lendar eras of BC (Before  Christ) and AD ('Anno Domini'). 632 CE means the same as 632 AD.
A Rod A rod is a unit of distance equal to 5.5 yards or 16.5 feet.
Determination of the rod, using the length. of the left foot of 16 randomly chosen. people coming from church service. Distance Measurement. Pacing. ïThe ability to pace distance is very useful. ïA person can determine their pace by counting the. number of paces necessary to walk a distance that has. been previously measured. ïA pace is defined as one step. ïA stride is consider two steps.