<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">rods</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31363067</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:37:59</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">perch</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">pole</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">rod</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Measurements of length equal to 5.5 yards, 16.5 feet, or about 5.03 meters. Also used as area measurements where square rods are equal to 30.25 square yards or about 25.3 square meters. Rods are also called poles or perches.  ]]></dc:description></metadata>