Column

/kˈɒlʌm/

/ˈkɑɫəm/

[noun]

Column

[NOUN]

an upright and tall pillar, often made of stone, supporting or decorating a structure or used as a monument

synonyms : pillar

a section of a newspaper or magazine that regularly publishes articles about a particular subject

synonyms : editorial

newspaper column

an arrangement of a set of figures or information in a vertical way

a line of units following one after another

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

synonyms : chromatography column

anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower

synonyms : pillar

tower

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

synonyms : pillar

any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body

a page or text that is vertically divided

Examples

1. The newspaper has a column where readers can write in and ask for advice.

2. The man was such a bleeding-heart knee-jerk liberal that you could predict the rest of the column after reading the first sentence.

3. This has m columns.

4. - Had columns in front of his house.

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