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Column

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Noun

1. column

a line of units following one after another

2. chromatography column, column

a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography; a mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed selectively to form colored bands

3. column

a vertical array of numbers or other information

Example Sentences:
'he added a column of numbers'

4. column, pillar, tower

anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower

Example Sentences:
'the test tube held a column of white powder'
'a tower of dust rose above the horizon'
'a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite'

5. column, editorial, newspaper column

an article giving opinions or perspectives

6. column, pillar

a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)

7. column, pillar

(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure

8. column

a page or text that is vertically divided

Example Sentences:
'the newspaper devoted several columns to the subject'
'the bookkeeper used pages that were divided into columns'

9. column

any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Column

see synonyms of column
noun
1. 
an upright post or pillar usually having a cylindrical shaft, a base, and a capital
2. 
a. 
a form or structure in the shape of a column
a column of air
b. 
a monument
3. 
a row, line, or file, as of people in a queue
4. military
a narrow formation in which individuals or units follow one behind the other
5. journalism
a. 
any of two or more vertical sections of type on a printed page, esp on a newspaper page
b. 
a regular article or feature in a paper
the fashion column
6. 
a vertical array of numbers or mathematical terms
7. botany
a long structure in a flower, such as that of an orchid, consisting of the united stamens and style
8. anatomy, zoology
any elongated structure, such as a tract of grey matter in the spinal cord or the stalk of a crinoid

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Column

see synonyms of column
noun
1. 
a slender upright structure, generally consisting of a cylindrical shaft, a base, and a capital; pillar: it is usually a supporting or ornamental member in a building
2. 
anything like a column in shape or function
a column of water, the spinal column
3. 
a formation of troops, ships, etc. in a file or adjacent files
4. 
any of the vertical sections of printed matter that are side by side on a page, separated by a rule or blank space
5. 
(any of) a series of feature articles appearing regularly in a newspaper or magazine, by a particular writer or about a certain subject

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Column

see synonyms of column
n.
1. Architecture
a. A vertical structure usually consisting of a base, a cylindrical shaft, and a capital, used as a support or standing alone as a monument.
b. Any slender vertical support, as of steel or reinforced concrete.
2. Something resembling an architectural column in form or function: a column of mercury in a thermometer.
3.
a. One of two or more vertical sections of text lying side by side in a document and separated by a rule or a blank space.
b. An arrangement of numbers in a single vertical line.
4. A feature article that appears regularly in a publication, such as a newspaper.
5. A formation, as of troops or vehicles, in which all elements follow one behind the other.
6. Botany A columnlike structure, especially one formed by the union of a stamen and the style in an orchid flower, or one formed by the united staminal filaments in flowers such as those of the hibiscus or mallow.
7. Anatomy Any of various tubular or pillarlike supporting structures in the body, each generally having a single tissue origin and function: the vertebral column.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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