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Definition of Column

1. Noun. A line of units following one after another.

2. Noun. 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. Noun. A vertical array of numbers or other information. "He added a column of numbers"

4. Noun. Anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower. "A thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite"

5. Noun. An article giving opinions or perspectives.

6. Noun. A vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument).

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

8. Noun. A page or text that is vertically divided. "The bookkeeper used pages that were divided into columns"

9. Noun. Any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body.

Definition of Column

1. n. A kind of pillar; a cylindrical or polygonal support for a roof, ceiling, statue, etc., somewhat ornamented, and usually composed of base, shaft, and capital. See Order.

Definition of Column

1. Noun. A solid upright structure designed usually to support a larger structure above it, such as a roof or horizontal beam, but sometimes for decoration. ¹

2. Noun. A vertical line of entries in a table, usually read from top to bottom. ¹

3. Noun. A body of troops or army vehicles, usually strung out along a road. ¹

4. Noun. A body of text meant to be read line by line, especially in printed material that has multiple adjacent such on a single page. ¹

5. Noun. A unit of width, especially of advertisements, in a periodical, equivalent to the width of a usual column of text. ¹

6. Noun. (by extension) A recurring feature in a periodical, especially an opinion piece, especially by a single author or small rotating group of authors, or on a single theme. ¹

7. Noun. Something having similar vertical form or structure to the things mentioned above, such as a spinal column. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Column

1. a vertical cylindrical support [n -S] : COLUMNAL, COLUMNAR, COLUMNED [adj]

Medical Definition of Column

1. The lower part of an awn in grasses, when distinctly different in form from the upper part, a structure (a gynostemium) in orchids which extends above the ovary of a flower and incorporates stigma, style and stamens. (15 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Column

columbium columbiums columbo columbyn columel columella auris columella cochleae columella nasi columellae columellar

columelliform columelloplasties columelloplasty columels column cells column chromatography column density column inch column inches column of Spitzka-Lissauer

column of bertin column of fornix column shifter column space column spaces columna columna anterior columna fornicis

Literary usage of Column

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1886)
"To that column Black- wood s battery was attached ; the column was cut to pieces in the terrible battle of Maiwand on 27 July 1880, where Blackwood was kill ..."

2. Journal of Educational Psychology by American Psychological Association (1915)
"It was hoped that this tick would tell not only the column reached but also the point in the column at which the subject was working when the call was made. ..."

3. Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute by United States Naval Institute (1891)
"The column of sections is formed front into line by the same commands and means as a column of companies. Each chief of company dresses his company when ..."

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